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Fun fact 4 about Pietermaritzburg

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The Pietermaritzburg borough council assumed a coat of arms in 1861, which featured an elephant standing on grass.

Pietermaritzburg
South Africa
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Pietermaritzburg

South Africa

Country
South Africa
Population
400.0K
Coordinates
-29.60, 30.38
542nd most populous city in the world

Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa after Durban. It was named in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality.

From the “Coat of arms” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Janek Szymanowski · CC BY-SA 3.0