Map of Durban, South Africa

Durban is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with a population of about 3,338,026. It lies at 29.8579°S, 31.0292°E. Durban is about 536 km (333 mi) southeast of Pretoria, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Pinetown, 14 km to the west.

Durban at a glance

Where is Durban?

• The 3rd largest city in South Africa by recorded population.
• The largest city in KwaZulu-Natal on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 13 min on the shortest day to 14 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Durban

• Pinetown — 14 km west
• Mpumalanga — 38 km west
• KwaDukuza — 64 km northeast
• Pietermaritzburg — 67 km northwest
• Mandeni — 87 km northeast
• Port Shepstone — 113 km southwest
• Margate — 128 km southwest
• eSikhaleni — 138 km northeast
• Richards Bay — 154 km northeast
• Mtubatuba — 196 km northeast

Largest cities in KwaZulu-Natal

• Pietermaritzburg — 839,327
• Newcastle — 404,838
• Richards Bay — 252,968
• KwaDukuza — 161,177
• Vryheid — 150,012
• Pinetown — 144,026
• Ladysmith — 143,446
• Mpumalanga — 140,121
• Dundee — 84,413
• Kokstad — 61,751

Largest cities in South Africa

• Johannesburg — 9,418,183
• Cape Town — 4,772,846
• Pretoria — 2,112,693
• Soweto — 1,695,047
• Port Elizabeth — 1,050,078
• Pietermaritzburg — 839,327
• Benoni — 605,344
• Bloemfontein — 556,637
• Tembisa — 511,655
• East London — 478,676

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.