Pinetown | |
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  Pinetown  Pinetown | |
| Coordinates: 29°49′S 30°51′E / 29.817°S 30.850°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Established | 1849[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 86.15 km2 (33.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 144,026 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 67.8% |
| • Coloured | 4.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 9.3% |
| • White | 18.0% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 55.4% |
| • English | 31.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 3.8% |
| • Xhosa | 3.3% |
| • Other | 6.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 3610 |
| PO box | 3600 |
| Area code | 031 |
Pinetown is a city that forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, based just inland from Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The city is situated 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Durban and 64 km (40 mi) south-east of Pietermaritzburg.
Prior to 1 December 2023, vehicle registrations plates in Pinetown started with NPN - N for Natal, PN for Pinetown.
- ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Pinetown". Census 2011.