Pietermaritzburg
city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Summary
Pietermaritzburg is a town[1]. Pietermaritzburg ranks in the top 0.42% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,986 views/month, #40 of 9,456).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Msunduzi Local Municipality[3]
- Country: South Africa[4]
- Named after: Piet Retief[5], Gerrit Maritz[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Zhuzhou[7], Hampton[8]
- Postal code: 3201[9], 3200[10]
- Commons category: Pietermaritzburg[11]
- Local dialing code: 033[12]
- Inception: January 1, 1839[13]
- Official website: http://www.msunduzi.gov.za[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pietermaritzburg[15]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17]
- Capital of: KwaZulu-Natal[18], uMgungundlovu District Municipality[19], Natalia Republic[20], Msunduzi Local Municipality[21], Colony of Natal[22], Natal Province[23]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Pietermaritzburg[24]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Pietermaritzburg[25]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Pietermaritzburg[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 596 m[27]
- Area: 126 km²[28]
- History of topic: timeline of Pietermaritzburg[29]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Pietermaritzburg[30]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Pietermaritzburg include Pietermaritzburg Airport[31], an airport[32], in South Africa[33].
Why It Matters
Pietermaritzburg has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Pietermaritzburg is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for Pietermaritzburg include Pietermaritzburg Airport[31], an airport[32], in South Africa[33].