KwaZulu-Natal

Province

Province of South Africa.

AfricaCapital: PietermaritzburgLanguage: English
Population
12.4M
Metros tracked
4
6.3M in metros (51%)
Composite score
18.1
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Province
At a glance
Established
1994
Area
94,361 km²
Population density
132 /km²
Highest point
Mafadi (3,450 m (11,319 ft))
Legislature
KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
Human Development Index
0.745 (2023)
Rank in South Africa
3rd of 9 by composite score
Area rank
7th of 9 by area
Largest tracked metro
Durban

Civic facts via Wikidata.

KwaZulu-Natal metro footprint

4 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

4 tracked metros

#178Durban
15.5
4.6MRegional Hub
#865Richards Bay
2.1
412KEmerging Metro
#2596Pietermaritzburg★ Capital
0.3
818KLocal Metro
#2954Newcastle (SA)
0.2
508KLocal Metro