Pietermaritzburg
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Pietermaritzburg
Summary
Pietermaritzburg is a town[1]. Pietermaritzburg ranks in the top 0.42% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (852 views/month, #40 of 9,456).[2]
Key Facts
- Pietermaritzburg is located in Msunduzi Local Municipality[3].
- Pietermaritzburg is in the country of South Africa[4].
- Pietermaritzburg's image is recorded as Pietermaritzburg.jpg[5].
- Pietermaritzburg's instance of is recorded as town[6].
- Piet Retief is named after Pietermaritzburg[7].
- Gerrit Maritz is named after Pietermaritzburg[8].
- Pietermaritzburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zhuzhou[9].
- Pietermaritzburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hampton[10].
- Pietermaritzburg's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 139010983[11].
- Pietermaritzburg's GND ID is recorded as 4246621-0[12].
- Pietermaritzburg's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79108898[13].
- Pietermaritzburg's IdRef ID is recorded as 117292672[14].
- Pietermaritzburg's postal code is recorded as 3201[15].
- Pietermaritzburg's postal code is recorded as 3200[16].
- Pietermaritzburg's Commons category is recorded as Pietermaritzburg[17].
- Pietermaritzburg's local dialing code is recorded as 033[18].
- +1839-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Pietermaritzburg[19].
- Pietermaritzburg's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -29.6009, 'lon': 30.3796}[20].
- Pietermaritzburg's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01_vrh[21].
- Pietermaritzburg's official website is recorded as http://www.msunduzi.gov.za[22].
- Pietermaritzburg's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pietermaritzburg[23].
- Pietermaritzburg's page banner is recorded as Pietermaritzburg banner.jpg[24].
- Pietermaritzburg's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 97f81da9-df23-4913-a4e3-e319c6632353[25].
- Pietermaritzburg's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Africa/South_Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Pietermaritzburg/[26].
- Pietermaritzburg's WOEID is recorded as 1586549[27].
Body
Geography
Pietermaritzburg is in the country of South Africa[4]. Pietermaritzburg is located in Msunduzi Local Municipality[3].
Physical Characteristics
Pietermaritzburg's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+126'}[28]. Pietermaritzburg's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+596'}[29].
Designation and Status
Pietermaritzburg's instance of is recorded as town[6].
History and Context
+1839-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Pietermaritzburg[19]. Things named after include Piet Retief[7], an explorer[30], 1780–1838[31], of South Africa[32] and Gerrit Maritz[8], a politician[33], 1797–1838[34], of South Africa[35].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Pietermaritzburg include Pietermaritzburg Airport[36], an airport[37], in South Africa[38].
Why It Matters
Pietermaritzburg ranks in the top 0.42% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (852 views/month, #40 of 9,456).[2] Pietermaritzburg has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Pietermaritzburg is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for Pietermaritzburg include Pietermaritzburg Airport[36], an airport[37], in South Africa[38].