Harrismith, named after Sir Harry Smith who was a British governor of the Cape Colony, is a large town in the Free State province of South Africa. It is situated by the Wilge River, on the N3 highway approximately midway between Johannesburg, about 300 km north-west, and Durban. The town is at the junction with the N5 highway, which continues west towards the provincial capital Bloemfontein, around 340 km south-west.
Population: 35,108
Latitude: -28° 16' 21.94" S
Longitude: 29° 07' 46.06" E
The N3 is a national route in South Africa that connects Johannesburg and Durban, respectively South Africa's largest and third-largest cities. Johannesburg is the financial and commercial heartland of South Africa, while Durban is South Africa's ke…
The Sterkfontein Dam, located just outside the town of Harrismith, in the Free State, province of South Africa, is part of the Tugela-Vaal Water Project, and located on the Nuwejaarspruit, a tributary of the Wilge River in the upper catchment area o…
Swinburne is a little village just off the N3 road south of Harrismith, in the Free State province of South Africa.