Pietermaritzburg

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city

Pietermaritzburg is a major city in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, historically significant as a colonial administrative center and now known for its Victorian architecture and role as a regional economic and educational hub.

Aliases (1)

Pietermaritzburg railway station ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city →
administeredBy	Msunduzi Local Municipality →
architecturalStyleNotedFor	Victorian architecture →
capitalOf	KwaZulu-Natal →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	South Africa →
countrySubdivision	province of KwaZulu-Natal →
demographics	racially and linguistically diverse population →
distanceFrom	about 80 km northwest of Durban →
economicActivity	education services → manufacturing → public administration →
elevation	approximately 596 m above sea level →
feature	large red-brick Victorian city hall →
foundingDate	1838 →
governingBody	Msunduzi Local Municipality Council →
hasAirport	Pietermaritzburg Airport →
hasAreaCode	033 →
hasInstitution	Maritzburg College → Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School →
hasLandmark	KwaZulu-Natal Legislature buildings → Natal Museum → Pietermaritzburg City Hall → Tatham Art Gallery →
hasPostalCodeRange	3200–3201 →
hasRole	educational hub → provincial capital → regional economic hub →
hasUniversity	Durban University of Technology (Pietermaritzburg campus) → University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg campus) →
heritageStatus	contains numerous heritage buildings →
historicalEvent	site of Mahatma Gandhi’s 1893 train ejection incident →
historicalRole	colonial administrative center →
knownFor	Comrades Marathon start → Midmar Mile proximity →
languageMajority	English →
languageSignificant	Zulu →
locatedIn	KwaZulu-Natal → South Africa →
locatedInTimeZone	South African Standard Time →
locatedOnRiver	Msunduzi River →
namedAfter	Gerrit Maritz → Pieter Retief →
partOf	uMgungundlovu District Municipality →
railwayStation	Pietermaritzburg railway station →
region	Natal Midlands →
roadConnection	N3 national route →
sports	strong rugby and cricket traditions →
UTCOffset	+2 →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Natal Colony → Natalia Republic →	capital
Natal Colony →	contains
Richmond, Natal →	governingProvinceCapital
KwaZulu-Natal →	hasCapital
KwaZulu-Natal →	hasLegislativeCapital
KwaZulu-Natal →	hasMajorCity
Natal →	historicalCapital
Richmond, Natal →	locatedNear
Natal →	majorCity
Indians in South Africa →	majorSettlementCity
Estcourt →	nearbyCity
Zulu people →	populationCenter
Pietermaritzburg ("Pietermaritzburg railway station") →	railwayStation