Cities near Durban

Durban is a city of 3,338,026 inhabitants in South Africa. The most populous cities near Durban within 100 km are Pietermaritzburg, KwaDukuza, Pinetown. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

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Latitude: -29.8579° Longitude: 31.0292° Population: 3,338,026 Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg

Nearby cities 26 cities found

Sorted by population, from largest to smallest. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

City	Country	Distance	Population
Pietermaritzburg	South Africa	67.0 km	839,327
KwaDukuza	South Africa	64.1 km	161,177
Pinetown	South Africa	14.4 km	144,026
Mpumalanga	South Africa	38.2 km	140,121
Ntuzuma	South Africa	15.3 km	125,394
Tongaat	South Africa	32.7 km	64,829
Mandeni	South Africa	87.4 km	37,533
Folweni	South Africa	26.3 km	36,425
Howick	South Africa	88.0 km	32,453
Richmond	South Africa	73.0 km	32,445
Mpophomeni	South Africa	87.6 km	30,830
Ballitoville	South Africa	39.7 km	27,718
Shakaskraal	South Africa	48.9 km	27,345
Scottburgh	South Africa	54.6 km	23,949
Greytown	South Africa	97.9 km	23,139
eMkhomazi	South Africa	44.8 km	20,410
eMuziwezinto	South Africa	61.4 km	19,415
Berea	South Africa	3.5 km	15,000
Ixopo	South Africa	96.7 km	14,929
eManzimtoti	South Africa	25.7 km	13,813
Craigieburn	South Africa	46.2 km	13,543
Hopewell	South Africa	61.5 km	13,321
Sundumbili	South Africa	88.1 km	12,455
Hazelmere	South Africa	29.1 km	10,605
Darnall	South Africa	73.0 km	10,106
Inanda	South Africa	28.8 km	10,032

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