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Pietermaritzburg
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · Africa
About Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg sits on the route: 15 minutes from Ashburton.
Pietermaritzburg is in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with about 840,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Ashburton, about 8 km away.
Pietermaritzburg (; Zulu: uMgungundlovu) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa after Durban. It was named in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality.
The city is named uMgungundlovu in Zulu, after King Dingane's royal homestead. PietermaritzburgRead more
is popularly called Maritzburg and is often informally abbreviated to PMB. It is a regionally important industrial hub, producing aluminium, timber and dairy products, and is the main economic hub of uMgungundlovu District Municipality. The public sector is a major employer in the city due to local, district and provincial government offices located here.
The city has many schools and tertiary education institutions, including a campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
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Where is Pietermaritzburg?
Pietermaritzburg is in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about 8 km from Ashburton.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 839,327
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -29.6168, 30.3928
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