The Town of Richards Bay is situated on the north coast of Kwazulu Natal. The City of uMhlathuze is made up of Richards Bay, Empangeni, eSikhaleni, Port Durnford, Vulindlela, Felixton, eNseleni and Ngwelezane, as well as the rural areas under Inkosi uDube, Inkosi uMkhwanazi, Inkosi uKhoza and Inkosi uZungu.

Is Richards Bay a suburb?

The oldest part of town is the highest-priced residential suburb in Richards Bay: Meerensee. The Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone is bringin new industry, and there are plans for a new dry dock facility, a new container terminal and a liquefied petroleum gas terminal.

Is KZN rural or urban?

Approximately 54% of the KZN population live in rural areas, and around 10% of the urban population live in under-developed informal settlements which have significant health and service delivery implications.

Is Pietermaritzburg a rural or urban area?

It had a population of 228,549 in 1991; the current population is estimated at over 600,000 residents (including neighbouring townships) and has one of the largest populations of Indian South Africans in South Africa. Pietermaritzburg is an emerging metropolitan area.

Is rural settlement large or small?

A rural settlement tends to have small population and low population density. Urban settlement often has a large population size and high population density.

How many whites are in Pietermaritzburg?

Population groupPeoplePercentageWhite31,82714.24%Indian or Asian18,6698.36%Coloured15,4446.91%Other1,1110.50%1 more row

Which city town is the capital of Mpumalanga?

Nelspruit MpumalangaCapitalNelspruitXitsonga9,6%isiNdebele10.1%Population4 679 786Share of total population7,8%4 more rows

Where does the name Richards Bay come from?

Richards Bay is named after Frederick William Richards of County Wexford, Ireland. In October 1878, he was appointed Commander for the West Coast of Africa and upon hearing of the British defeat at Isandhlwana in Zululand, landed on the East Coast.

What are the three types of rural settlement?

There are generally three types of settlements: compact, semi-compact, and dispersed.

What is difference between rural and urban?

Rural area or countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Cities, towns and suburbs are classified as Urban areas. Typically, Urban areas have high population density and rural areas have low population density.

Which province has the highest number of people?

Historical dataProvinceCensus 1996Census 2011Gauteng432.0675.1KwaZulu-Natal91.4108.8Mpumalanga35.252.8Western Cape30.645.06 more rows

What percentage of Johannesburg is white?

About three-fourths of Johannesburgs citizens are Black, fewer than one-fifth are white, and most of the remainder are Coloured or Asian/Indian. Such figures, however, scarcely do justice to the citys polyglot population.