| Coordinates | 29°45′7.2″S 30°44′24″E |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Leader party | ANC |
| Councillor | Jeffrey Mchunu |
| Area total | 3.85 km² |
| Population total | 2673 |
| Population as of | 2011 |
| Black African | 49.6% |
| Coloured | 1.1% |
| Indian/Asian | 5.1% |
| White | 43.5% |
| Other | 0.6% |
| Zulu | 47.0% |
| English | 43.0% |
| Afrikaans | 3.4% |
| Other | 6.6% |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code (street) | 3610 |
| PO box | 3660 |
| Area code | 031 |
Botha's Hill (locally /ˈbʊərtə-/, 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. Alan 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.[1] 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.[2]
References
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 91.
- ^ "Natalia v12". The Natal Society. pp. 27–34.