Map of KwaDukuza, South Africa

KwaDukuza is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with a population of about 161,177. It lies at 29.3282°S, 31.2895°E. KwaDukuza is about 502 km (312 mi) southeast of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mandeni, 23 km to the northeast.

KwaDukuza at a glance

Where is KwaDukuza?

• The 37th largest city in South Africa by recorded population.
• The 5th largest city in KwaZulu-Natal on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 16 min on the shortest day to 14 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near KwaDukuza

• Mandeni — 23 km northeast
• Durban — 64 km southwest
• Pinetown — 67 km southwest
• eSikhaleni — 78 km northeast
• Mpumalanga — 83 km southwest
• Pietermaritzburg — 93 km west
• Richards Bay — 95 km northeast
• Mtubatuba — 134 km northeast
• Dundee — 165 km northwest
• Port Shepstone — 176 km southwest

Largest cities in KwaZulu-Natal

• Durban — 3,338,026
• Pietermaritzburg — 839,327
• Newcastle — 404,838
• Richards Bay — 252,968
• Vryheid — 150,012
• Pinetown — 144,026
• Ladysmith — 143,446
• Mpumalanga — 140,121
• Dundee — 84,413
• Kokstad — 61,751

Largest cities in South Africa

• Johannesburg — 9,418,183
• Cape Town — 4,772,846
• Durban — 3,338,026
• Pretoria — 2,112,693
• Soweto — 1,695,047
• Port Elizabeth — 1,050,078
• Pietermaritzburg — 839,327
• Benoni — 605,344
• Bloemfontein — 556,637
• Tembisa — 511,655

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.