Pinetown

Pinetown
Pinetown is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Pinetown
Pinetown
Pinetown is located in South Africa
Pinetown
Pinetown
Coordinates: 29°49′S 30°51′E / 29.817°S 30.850°E / -29.817; 30.850
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
Established1849; 175 years ago (1849)[1]
Area
 • Total86.15 km2 (33.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total144,026
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African67.8%
 • Coloured4.3%
 • Indian/Asian9.3%
 • White18.0%
 • Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu55.4%
 • English31.4%
 • Afrikaans3.8%
 • Xhosa3.3%
 • Other6.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
3610
PO box
3600
Area code031

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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d "Main Place Pinetown". Census 2011.