KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · Africa
Botha’s Hill sits on the route: 10 minutes from Drummond.
Botha’s Hill is a town located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. With a population of 2,623, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Botha’s Hill sits in South Africa, where you drive on the left. It's in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Botha’s Hill to your route.
Botha's Hill (locally , Afrikaans: [ˈbuəta]) is a small town outside Hillcrest in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It remains a peaceful beautiful hill where regular country style food and craft markets are held. It is the gateway to the Valley of a Thousand Hills. Kearsney College moved to Botha's Hill in 1939. AlanRead more
Paton, the author of Cry, the Beloved Country and Too Late the Phalarope lived here until his death on 12 April 1988.
The village is 37 km north-west of Durban, on the old main road to Pietermaritzburg.
There have been different opinions about the origin of the name of Botha's Hill. The Dictionary of Southern African Place Names claims it was named after a settler, Philip Rudolph Botha, grandfather of General Louis Botha (1862–1919), first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa. Research undertaken by Robin W. Lamplough and published in the journal of the Natal Society, suggests that Botha's Hill was named after Cornelis Botha, a former harbour master of Port Natal.
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Botha’s Hill is located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa. The coordinates are -29.7181 latitude, 30.7333 longitude.
Botha’s Hill has a population of approximately 2,623 people, making it a town in South Africa.
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