Pietermaritzburg geodata
Pietermaritzburg (KwaZulu-Natal) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in South Africa in Africa/Johannesburg (GMT+2) time zone. With population of 750,845 people, there are 6 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in South Africa, 62.2% of cities are located further ↑North; 86.1% of cities are located further ←West and 70.8% of cities have higher elevation than Pietermaritzburg. Note1
Administrative division(s):
- Level 1: KwaZulu-Natal
- Level 2: uMgungundlovu District Municipality
- Level 3: The Msunduzi
Pietermaritzburg GPS coordinates[2]
29° 37' 0.444" South, 30° 23' 34.008" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | -29.00368°, | 29.68966° |
| Center: | -29.61679°, | 30.39278° |
| Lower-right: | -30.22619°, | 31.09591° |
| Map W x H: | 135.9×135.9 km | = 84.4×84.4mi |
| max Lat: | -22.34881° ⇑62.2% North |
| Pietermaritzburg: | -29.61679° |
| min Lat: | ⇓37.8% South -34.66739° |
| min Long | Pietermaritzbur | max Long |
| 16.8697° | 30.39278° | 32.26762° |
| W 86.1%⇐ | ⇒13.9% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Pietermaritzburg is 636 m = 2087 ft, and this is 333.6 m = 1094 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1873 m = 6145 ft | 70.8% |
| Avg. | 969.6 m = 3181 ft | |
| Pietermaritzburg | 636 m = 2087 ft | |
Min E: |
7 m = 23 ft | 29.2% |
See also: Pietermaritzburg elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Pietermaritzburg is located in South temperate zone (between Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle). Distance of this Southern Tropic circle is 687.2 km =427 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Pietermaritzburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equator | 3293.1 | 2046.2 | to North |
| Tropic Capricorn | 687.2 | 427 | to North |
| Antarctic Circle | 4108.1 | 2552.7 | to South |
| South Pole | 6714 | 4171.9 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Pietermaritzburg: (largest is in red/bold)
• Berea
63.6 km =39.5 mi, 
114°
• Camperdown
19.1 km =11.9 mi, 
130°
• Creighton
70.2 km =43.6 mi, 
229°
• Durban
67 km =41.6 mi, 113°
• Greytown
64.4 km =40 mi, 
17°
• Howick
22 km =13.7 mi, 
314°
• Impendle
51 km =31.7 mi, 
272°
• Ixopo
66.4 km =41.3 mi, 
206°
• Mooirivier
59.6 km =37 mi, 
319°
• Mpophomeni
20.7 km =12.9 mi, 
285°
• Mpumalanga
32.1 km =19.9 mi, 132°
• Ndwedwe
52.8 km =32.8 mi, 
77°
• Richmond
30.7 km =19.1 mi, 
202°
• Tongaat Beach
73.5 km =45.7 mi, 
89°
• Wartburg
27.1 km =16.8 mi, 
40°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in South Africa existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
