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Himeville | |
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  Himeville  Himeville | |
| Coordinates: 29°45′S 29°30′E / 29.750°S 29.500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Harry Gwala |
| Municipality | Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.34 km2 (1.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,697 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 83.5% |
| • Coloured | 1.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 15.0% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 72.4% |
| • English | 16.7% |
| • Xhosa | 4.7% |
| • Sotho | 2.4% |
| • Other | 3.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 3256 |
| Area code | 033 |
Himeville is a small village/town situated in the foothills of the picturesque Southern Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, approx 130 km from Pietermaritzburg. It is a landmark en route to the world-famous Sani Pass and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site)[1]. Himeville is the closest town to the Sani Pass which links the town with Mokhotlong in Lesotho.
Himeville was named in 1902 after the then Prime Minister of Natal, Sir Albert Henry Hime, a road engineer elected as Prime Minister of Natal in 1889. The town was first established as a police outpost and a branch of the Border Mounted Rifles in 1890 following a spate of gun-running and cattle rustling in the area.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Himeville". Census 2011.