Botha's Hill
Botha's Hill is a small town outside Hillcrest in KwaZulu Natala, Afrika Borwa. It is the gateway to the Valley of a Thousand Hills. Kearsney College moved to Botha's Hill in 1939.
| Botha's Hill | |
|---|---|
 Botha's Hill in 2010 | |
| Naga | Afrika Borwa |
| Porofense | KwaZulu Natala |
| Mmušôselegae | eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality|eThekwini |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ward 8 |
| • Councillor | Michael Shelembe (ANC) |
| Sekgôba[1] | |
| • Total | 7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
| Setšhaba (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,992 |
| • Phitlaganyo | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Dipersente tša merafe (2001)[1] | |
| • Bathobaso | 29.8% |
| • Bammala | 0.5% |
| • MaIndia | 9.5% |
| • Makgowa | 60.2% |
| Dipolelo tša ntlha (2001)[1] | |
| • Seisimane | 67.6% |
| • Sezulu | 25.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.1% |
| • Sethosa | 1.5% |
| Nomoro ya poso (Setarata) | 3610 |
| Nomoro ya poso (Lepokisi) | 3660 |
| Khoutu ya lefelo | 031 |
The village is 37km north-west of Durban, on the old main road to Pietermaritzburg before the N3 highway was built. 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.[2]
Gallery
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Railway, Bothas Hill
References
lokiša- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Botha's Hill". Census 2001.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 91.