Pietermaritzburg (; is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa after Durban. It was named in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. The town was named after King Dingane's royal homestead uMgungundlovu. Pietermaritzburg is popularly called Maritzburg in Afrikaans and is often informally abbreviated to PMB. It is a regionally important industrial hub, producing aluminium, timber and dairy products, as well as the main economic hub of uMgungundlovu District Municipality. The public sector is a major employer in the city due to local, district and provincial government offices located here.
Image: 00000 St Peters Church 2 Pietermaritzburg s
Image: 9 2 436 0053 Main Post Office 232 Langalibalele St Pietermaritzburg s
Image: Pietermaritzburg City Hall
Image: 00000 Natal Museum 237 Jabu Ndlovu St Pietermaritzburg s
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu and Natal Province.
A view of the Mngeni River valley near Howick Falls
Upland savannah near Pietermaritzburg
Mangrove forest at the Umgeni River estuary in Durban
A beach on the North Coast
