Cowie's Hill | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -29.8278°N 30.8925°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | eThekwini |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Subdivision Name4: | Pinetown |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.51 |
Population Total: | 1341 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 20.9% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 2.2% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 3.0% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 73.2% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.7% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | English |
Demographics2 Info1: | 75.6% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Zulu |
Demographics2 Info2: | 12.4% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info3: | 8.1% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
Demographics2 Info4: | 1.4% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 2.6% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Cowie's Hill is a small upmarket residential suburb of Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its eponymous hill is a major feature in the Comrades Marathon which is held between Durban and Pietermaritzburg every year.
Cowie's Hill was originally established as farm land and was inhabited by the mayor of Pinetown and his family due to its position overlooking Pinetown. It is situated approximately 15 km off the coast line.
Cowie's Hill was the site of a farm known as Buffelskop (Buffalo Head) owned by William Cowie in the latter part of the 19th century.