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Harrismith

Harrismith is a large town in the Free State province of South Africa. It was named for Sir Harry Smith, a 19th-century British governor and high commissioner of the Cape Colony. It is situated by the Wilge River, alongside the N3 highway, about midway between Johannesburg, about 275 km to the north-west, and Durban to the south-east. The town is located…

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Area code
058
Country
South Africa
District
Thabo Mofutsanyana
Established
1849
Municipality
Maluti-a-Phofung
PO box
9880

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Harrismith

Nodes76
Edges75
Triples108
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026316
Components1

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related to Tourist attractions · 39
Harrismith → Afrikaans, After, Afterwards Major Belcher, Akkerbos, Belcher, Berg Bohaai, British, Dirty Harry, Donkey Pass, Drakensberg Botanical Garden, Eastern Free State, Elizabeth II, George Golf Clubs, Gibson Dam, Harrismith Golf Course, Harrismith Town Hall, He, Hill, It, Major
related to Present day · 22
Harrismith → Beyond, Drakensberg, Drakensberg Park World Heritage, Free State, Golden Gate Highlands National, It, Mont-Aux-Sources, N3, Oliviershoek Pass, Park, QwaQwa, R57, R712, R74, Royal Natal Park, Sentinel Hiking Trail, Site, Southern Africa, Sterkfontein Dam, Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve
related to history · 15
Harrismith → Aberfeldy, As, British Governor Sir Harry, Cape Colony, Elands River, January, Kimberley, Natal, Northern Cape, Robert Moffat, Smith, That, The, Twenty-four, Voortrekkers
related to Municipal (1) · 3
Harrismith → By, Grandescunt, The
• Other · 2
Harrismith → 0.2%, 3.8%
• Total · 2
Harrismith → 138.80 km2 (53.59 sq mi), 52,765
is a · 2
Harrismith → centre of one of the five wool producing districts in Southern Africa.The town is home to the largest truck stop in the Southern Hemisphere, large town in the Free State province of South Africa
Area code · 1
Harrismith → 058
Country · 1
Harrismith → South Africa
District · 1
Harrismith → Thabo Mofutsanyana

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town mountain south km one platberg british top free state africa located water race named n3 highway time afrikaans dam

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HarrismithArea code0581.00infobox
HarrismithCountrySouth Africa1.00infobox
HarrismithDistrictThabo Mofutsanyana1.00infobox
HarrismithEstablished18491.00infobox
HarrismithMunicipalityMaluti-a-Phofung1.00infobox
HarrismithPO box98801.00infobox
HarrismithPostal code (street)98801.00infobox
HarrismithProvinceFree State1.00infobox
HarrismithTime zoneUTC+2 (SAST)1.00infobox
HarrismithWebsiteHarrismith - Community Website1.00infobox
Harrismith• Afrikaans10.4%1.00infobox
Harrismith• Black African87.1%1.00infobox
Harrismith• Coloured0.8%1.00infobox
Harrismith• Density380.15/km2 (984.59/sq mi)1.00infobox
Harrismith• English3.7%1.00infobox
Harrismith• Indian/Asian1.3%1.00infobox
Harrismith• Other0.2%1.00infobox
Harrismith• Other3.8%1.00infobox
Harrismith• Sotho32.6%1.00infobox
Harrismith• Total138.80 km2 (53.59 sq mi)1.00infobox
Harrismith• Total52,7651.00infobox
Harrismith• White10.7%1.00infobox
Harrismith• Zulu49.4%1.00infobox
Harrismithis alarge town in the Free State province of South Africa0.90text
Harrismithis acentre of one of the five wool producing districts in Southern Africa.The town is home to the largest truck stop in the Southern Hemisphere0.90text

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