Richards Bay

General information about Richards Bay

Country: South Africa
Region: KwaZulu-Natal
Province: uThungulu District Municipality
Postcode: 3900
Population: 252,968 inhabitants (Last modified: 12/07/2012 )

Current local time in Richards Bay

Current Date:
Sunday 05 May 2024
Current Time:
  • 16
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  • 57
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  • 08
Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg
GMT/UTC: + 2  hours
DST: No time changes this year!


*GMT/UTC - Standard Time Zone
*DST - Daylight Saving Time

Geographic information

Latitude in decimal degrees: -28.78301
Longitude in decimal degrees: 32.03768
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 28° 47' 59" South
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 32° 2' 16" East
Height above sea level: 9 m,   29.53 ft,   354.33 in
Geographical feature: P (Populated place type feature)
Feature designation code: P.PPLA2 (seat of a second-order administrative division)