Pietermaritzburg

Summary

Pietermaritzburg is a town^[1]. Pietermaritzburg ranks in the top 0.42% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,406 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 instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Piet Retief is named after Pietermaritzburg^[6].
• Gerrit Maritz is named after Pietermaritzburg^[7].
• Pietermaritzburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zhuzhou^[8].
• Pietermaritzburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hampton^[9].
• Pietermaritzburg's postal code is recorded as 3201^[10].
• Pietermaritzburg's postal code is recorded as 3200^[11].
• Pietermaritzburg's Commons category is recorded as Pietermaritzburg^[12].
• Pietermaritzburg's local dialing code is recorded as 033^[13].
• January 1, 1839 marks the founding of Pietermaritzburg^[14].
• Pietermaritzburg's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -29.6009, 'lon': 30.3796}^[15].
• Pietermaritzburg's official website is recorded as http://www.msunduzi.gov.za^[16].
• Pietermaritzburg's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pietermaritzburg^[17].
• Pietermaritzburg's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• Pietermaritzburg's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Pietermaritzburg's capital of is recorded as KwaZulu-Natal^[20].
• Pietermaritzburg's capital of is recorded as uMgungundlovu District Municipality^[21].
• Pietermaritzburg's capital of is recorded as Natalia Republic^[22].
• Pietermaritzburg's capital of is recorded as Msunduzi Local Municipality^[23].
• Pietermaritzburg's capital of is recorded as Colony of Natal^[24].
• Pietermaritzburg's capital of is recorded as Natal Province^[25].
• Pietermaritzburg's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Pietermaritzburg^[26].
• Pietermaritzburg's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Pietermaritzburg^[27].

Body

Geography

Pietermaritzburg is in the country of South Africa^[4]. Pietermaritzburg is located in Msunduzi Local Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Pietermaritzburg covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+126'}^[28]. Pietermaritzburg sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+596'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Pietermaritzburg's instance of is recorded as town^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1839 marks the founding of Pietermaritzburg^[14]. Things named after include Piet Retief^[6], an explorer^[30], 1780–1838^[31], of South Africa^[32] and Gerrit Maritz^[7], 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 (3,406 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].