Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Facts and figures on Pietermaritzburg at a glance
Name: Pietermaritzburg (Pietermaritzburg)Status: Large place and regional capital
Population: 750,845 people
Region name (Level 3): The Msunduzi
Region name (Level 2): uMgungundlovu District Municipality
Region name (Level 1): KwaZulu-Natal
Country: South Africa
Continent: Africa
Pietermaritzburg is located in the region of KwaZulu-Natal and is also the regional capital of this region. The distance from Pietermaritzburg to South Africa's capital Pretoria (Pretoria) is approximately 482 km / 299 mi (as the crow flies).
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Place | Status | Population | Region |
Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg | Large place / Regional capital | 750,845 people | KwaZulu-Natal Province of KwaZulu-Natal |
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Information on Pietermaritzburg
Place name | Region name Level 3 | Region name Level 2 | Region name Level 1 | Country | Continent |
Pietermaritzburg Pietermaritzburg | The Msunduzi The Msunduzi | uMgungundlovu District Municipality uMgungundlovu District Municipality | KwaZulu-Natal Province of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Africa |
Time in Pietermaritzburg
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Tue, 30 May 2023 - 2:02pm | No | Tue, 30 May 2023 - 2:02pm | UTC +2.0 | Africa/Johannesburg |
Geographic coordinates of Pietermaritzburg
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 29°37'00.4"S (-29.6167900°) | 30°23'34.0"E (30.3927800°) |
Distances from Pietermaritzburg
To equator (0° lat) | To prime meridian (0° lon) | To the largest places |
3,283 km south of the equator | 2,935 km east of the prime meridian | Distances from Pietermaritzburg |
Places around Pietermaritzburg
9 places found within 5 km around Pietermaritzburg. You can expand the radius of your search: 10 km15 kmPlace | Population | Distance | Route |
Scottsville Scottsville | - | 1.1 km 0.7 mi | show |
Pelham Pelham | - | 1.6 km 1.0 mi | show |
Hayfields Hayfields | - | 1.8 km 1.1 mi | show |
Hay Paddock Hay Paddock | - | 2.3 km 1.4 mi | show |
Claredon Claredon | - | 4.1 km 2.5 mi | show |
Cleland Cleland | - | 4.3 km 2.7 mi | show |
New England New England | - | 4.3 km 2.7 mi | show |
Sobantu Sobantu | - | 4.3 km 2.7 mi | show |
Plessislaer Plessislaer | - | 4.5 km 2.8 mi | show |
Airports around Pietermaritzburg
1 airport found within 15 km around Pietermaritzburg. You can expand the radius of your search: 50 km100 kmAirport | Code | Distance | Route |
Airport Pieter Maritzburg Pieter Maritzburg | FAPM, PZB | 3.6 km 2.3 mi | show |