Pietermaritzburg:
Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city in the province. It was founded in 1838 and it is home to a campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is a major producer of Aluminium, as well as timber and dairy products.
Pietermaritzburg is set amidst the forested hills and rolling countryside of the Natal-Midlands and is one of the best-preserved Victorian cities in the world. The city is the administrative capital of the province and is conveniently situated between Durban and Johannesburg.
Pietermaritzburg is home to quaint antique shops, markets, restaurants, art galleries and museums, and more recently a casino. This is the town in which the annual Dusi Canoe Marathon starts, and is the beginning or ending point of the world- renowned annual Comrades Marathon between Durban and Pietermaritzburg, which attracts about 15 000 participants.
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