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Pietermaritzburg

Pietermaritzburg (; ) 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.

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Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second-largest city in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, located after Durban in size. Founded in 1838, it is now administered by the Msunduzi Local Municipality.

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Vinony's link graph records 1,794 inbound references to Pietermaritzburg, and connects out to KwaZulu-Natal, Mooi River and Seether.

The entry is geolocated on the map in ZA, across 3 mapped points.

Vinony files it under 1838 establishments in South Africa, Cities in South Africa and Pietermaritzburg.

Vinony links it to 76 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Pietermaritzburg
Settlement.image_caption: From top, left to right: St. Peter's Church, Post Office, City Hall, Kwa-Zulu Natal Museum, Airport
Settlement.nicknames: PMB, Maritzburg, Mirichbhag (Bhojpuri)
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: uMgungundlovu
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Msunduzi
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1839
Settlement.leader_party: ANC
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Mzimkhulu Thebolla (2019)
Settlement.elevation_m: 596

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Named after: Gerrit Maritz
Country: South Africa
Located in: Msunduzi Local Municipality
Area: 126
Elevation: 596
Capital of: Natal Province
Official website: www.msunduzi.gov.za
Image: Pietermaritzburg.jpg
Dialing code: 033

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twinned administrative body: Hampton
Commons category: Pietermaritzburg
topic's main category: Category:Pietermaritzburg
inception: 1839-01-01
postal code: 3200
category for people born here: Category:Births in Pietermaritzburg
category of associated people: Category:People from Pietermaritzburg
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Name
Education
Capital status
Economy
Coat of arms
Transport
Road
Air
Rail
Bus
Taxis
Integrated Rapid Public Transport (IRPT)
Geography
Climate
Sport
Tourism
Education
Schools
Tertiary institutions
Civil society
Notable people
Twin towns and sister cities
See also
Notes
Bibliography
External links

The town was named in Zulu, after King Dingane's royal homestead uMgungundlovu. Pietermaritzburg 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pietermaritzburg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.