Richards Bay
Richards Bay
Richardsbaai Mhlathuze Lagoon (former name) | |
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Richard's Bay Northern Breakwater | |
Richards Bay Richards Bay Richards Bay | |
| Coordinates: 28°46′10″S 32°03′34″E / 28.76944°S 32.05944°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | King Cetshwayo |
| Municipality | uMhlathuze |
| Established | 1969 |
| Area | |
• Total | 142.78 km2 (55.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 57,387 |
| • Density | 401.93/km2 (1,041.0/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 38.0% |
| • White | 31.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 19.2% |
| • Coloured | 8.2% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2022) | |
| • Zulu | 38.6% |
| • English | 33.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 31.5% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 3900 |
| PO box | 3900 |
| Area code | 035 |
Richards Bay (Afrikaans: Richardsbaai) is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated on a 30-square-kilometre lagoon of the Mhlatuze River, which makes it one of the country's largest harbours. Richards Bay also has the deepest natural harbour on the African continent.