Map of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Pietermaritzburg is the administrative centre of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with a population of about 839,327. It lies at 29.6168°S, 30.3928°E. Pietermaritzburg is about 482 km (300 mi) southeast of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mpumalanga, 32 km to the southeast.

Pietermaritzburg at a glance

Where is Pietermaritzburg?

• The 7th largest city in South Africa by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in KwaZulu-Natal on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 14 min on the shortest day to 14 h 03 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Pietermaritzburg

• Mpumalanga — 32 km southeast
• Pinetown — 53 km southeast
• Durban — 67 km southeast
• KwaDukuza — 93 km east
• Mandeni — 112 km northeast
• Port Shepstone — 125 km south
• Ladysmith — 132 km northwest
• Margate — 139 km south
• Kokstad — 139 km southwest
• Dundee — 162 km north

Largest cities in KwaZulu-Natal

• Durban — 3,338,026
• Newcastle — 404,838
• Richards Bay — 252,968
• KwaDukuza — 161,177
• 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
• Benoni — 605,344
• Bloemfontein — 556,637
• Tembisa — 511,655
• East London — 478,676

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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.