Richards Bay

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#874

Global Rank

2.1

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

1.9%


Share

South Africa • Africa • Language power

Population
412K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
6,121 km² (2,363 mi²)
Density
67/km² (174/mi²)

Primary city Richards Bay

State / province KwaZulu-Natal

Language English

Richards Bay metro area

-28.78, 32.04
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

2 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Football/Soccer • South Africa

Richards Bay FC

Richards Bay • Level: 1

Football/Soccer • South Africa

Milford FC Richards Bay

Richards Bay • Level: 1

Languages of Richards Bay

Zulu first in KwaZulu-Natal; 11 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoZulu
AdministrativeEnglish
NationalZulu
NationalXhosa
NationalAfrikaans
English reach, KwaZulu-Natal
31%
Tier 3 country

KwaZulu-Natal on the languages board · Language power