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Richards Bay

Africa

Richards Bay is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, established in 1969 on a 30-square-kilometre lagoon of the Mhlatuze River. It has the deepest natural harbour on the African continent and one of the country's largest ports, and had a population of 57,387 at the 2022 count.

Facts
Founding Year
1879 1
Elevation (m)
9 1
Elevation (m)
9 1
Latitude
28.782778 degrees south 1
Latitude
28.782778 degrees south 1
Longitude
32.0375 degrees east 1
Longitude
32.0375 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Richards Bay (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1879-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -28.782778, longitude 32.0375
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 9 m
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