Umgungundlovu District Municipality
uMgungundlovu is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province.
uMgungundlovu is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of uMgungundlovu is Pietermaritzburg. The majority of its 1 million+ residents speak Zulu. The district code is DC22.
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Worth seeing in and around Umgungundlovu District Municipality
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 012013 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships
The 2013 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships was the 24th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, and was held in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and Leogang, Austria.
2.3 km · mountain bike competition · Wikipedia - 02City Oval
City Oval, is a multi-purpose stadium in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The 12,000 capacity stadium is currently used predominantly for cricket matches, with the ground being used by KwaZulu-Natal Inland men's and women's teams, KwaZulu-Natal and Dolphins, and hosted two matches during the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
3.3 km · cricket ground · Wikipedia - 03Pietermaritzburg City Hall
Pietermaritzburg City Hall is a historic city hall located at Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
2.4 km · building in South Africa · Wikipedia - 04Bessie Head Library
The Bessie Head Library in Pietermaritzburg, Msunduzi Local Municipality, is the oldest library in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was established in 1849 and became a legal deposit library in 1916.
2.4 km · library in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa · Wikipedia - 05Statue of Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi is a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Church Street, Pietermaritzburg, depicting the Indian independence campaigner and nonviolent pacifist as a young man. The statue was unveiled in 1993 by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, marking the centenary since Gandhi was thrown from a train at Pietermaritzburg railway station.
2.4 km · statue in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa · Wikipedia - 06KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden
The KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden is situated along Mayor's Walk, in the western suburbs of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
3.3 km · botanical garden in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa · Wikipedia - 07Woodburn Stadium
Woodburn Rugby Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. It is sometimes used by the Sharks rugby team in the Currie Cup.
3.9 km · building in South Africa · Wikipedia - 08Cathedral of the Holy Nativity, Pietermaritzburg
The Cathedral of the Holy Nativity is the home of the Anglican Diocese of Natal in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa in the kwaZulu-Natal Province. It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Natal.
2.5 km · cathedral in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa · Wikipedia - 09Northdale Stadium
Northdale Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home venue of Maritzburg City in the SAFA Second Division.
3.2 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia
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Getting to Umgungundlovu District Municipality
- Airports
- King Shaka (DUR), 73 km · Moshoeshoe I (MSU), 272 km
- Stations
- Pietermaritzburg railway station, 2.9 km
- Durban → Umgungundlovu District Municipality101 km · quickest by road, 2h 53m · R115–155
- Johannesburg → Umgungundlovu District Municipality420 km · quickest by road, 7h 36m · R430–570
- Bloemfontein → Umgungundlovu District Municipality375 km · quickest by road, 8h 38m · R490–650
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No local-transport research exists yet for Umgungundlovu District Municipality
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Umgungundlovu District Municipality. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundOtherise, minibus-taxis are cheap but uncomfortable and occasionally unsafe.
- Get aroundPrivate taxis (cabs) can also be hired, but they are substantially more expensive than the minibus-taxis.
- Get aroundThe central minibus-taxi rank is in Market Square, which is in the Central Business District near the Natal Society Library and the City Hall.
- Get aroundTo get to the Central Business District from any of the suburbs by minibus-taxi, look for a taxi that is travelling to "eTuwen" or simply "Town".
- Get aroundMinibus-taxis have set routes, so there are a lot of places you can't get to using them.
From Wikivoyage: Pietermaritzburg, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-07.
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Next door to Umgungundlovu District Municipality
Umgungundlovu District Municipality is 4 km from Pietermaritzburg, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Pietermaritzburgcity in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa2.3 km