Himeville
A small village in the KwaZulu-Natal foothills of the Southern Drakensberg, Himeville sits on the main route to the Sani Pass, the mountain crossing that links South Africa with Lesotho's Mokhotlong. The uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lies close by. Known as a trout-fishing base and farming centre, the village was established in 1890 as a police outpost during a period of gun-running and cattle rustling, and named in 1902 after Sir Albert Henry Hime, then Prime Minister of Natal.
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- Population2,033
- Nearest water from center 1.9 km1.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 5.8 km3.6 mi
Himeville: quick answers
Where is Himeville?
Himeville is in South Africa, about 86 km54 miles in a straight line from Pietermaritzburg.
How do you get to Himeville?
The nearest airport is Pietermaritzburg (PZB), about 2 hr 27 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Himeville?
The warmest month is January, averaging 17°C63°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 7°C44°F. The wettest month is January, with about 263 mm10.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Himeville?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums and 1 restaurant within 2 km of the centre.