Cowies Hill

Cowies Hill is a small upmarket residential suburb of Pinetown in Durban, South Africa. Its eponymous hill is a major feature in the Comrades Marathon which is held between Durban and Pietermaritzburg every year.

Cowies Hill
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Coordinates: 29°49′40″S 30°53′33″E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Main Place	Pinetown
Area [1]
• Total	1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,341
• Density	890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	20.9%
• Coloured	2.2%
• Indian/Asian	3.0%
• White	73.2%
• Other	0.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	75.6%
• Zulu	12.4%
• Afrikaans	8.1%
• Sotho	1.4%
• Other	2.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Cowies 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.

Cowies Hill was the site of a farm known as Buffelskop (Buffalo Head) owned by William Cowie in the latter part of the 19th century.