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Richmond | |
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Coordinates: 29°52′S 30°16′E / 29.867°S 30.267°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | UMgungundlovu |
Municipality | Richmond |
Established | 1850[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3.14 km2 (1.21 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 3,349 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 62.7% |
• Coloured | 9.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 16.8% |
• White | 9.9% |
• Other | 1.0% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 49.2% |
• English | 38.2% |
• Xhosa | 3.3% |
• Afrikaans | 2.0% |
• Other | 7.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 3780 |
PO box | 3780 |
Richmond is a town situated on the banks of the upper Lovu River in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.