Pietermaritzburg

General information about Pietermaritzburg

Country: South Africa
Region: KwaZulu-Natal
Province: uMgungundlovu District Municipality
Postcode: 3200
Population: 750,845 inhabitants (Last modified: 12/07/2012 )

Current local time in Pietermaritzburg

Current Date:
Saturday 04 May 2024
Current Time:
  • 16
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  • 07
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  • 59
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: -29.61678
Longitude in decimal degrees: 30.39278
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 29° 37' 0" South
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 30° 24' 34" East
Height above sea level: 636 m,   2086.61 ft,   25039.38 in
Geographical feature: P (Populated place type feature)
Feature designation code: P.PPLA (seat of a first-order administrative division)


*seat of a first-order administrative division - seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)