Hendrina
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| Hendrina | |
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  Hendrina Hendrina shown within South Africa
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| Coordinates: 26°9′S 29°43′E / 26.150°S 29.717°ECoordinates: 26°9′S 29°43′E / 26.150°S 29.717°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Nkangala |
| Municipality | Steve Tshwete |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,359 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 29.2% |
| • Coloured | 1.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.8% |
| • White | 66.1% |
| • Other | 1.4% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Afrikaans | 69.0% |
| • Zulu | 11.2% |
| • English | 5.8% |
| • Swazi | 2.4% |
| • Other | 11.6% |
| Postal code (street) | 1095 |
| PO box | 1095 |
| Area code | 013 |
Hendrina is a settlement in Nkangala District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.
Town 53km north-west of Ermelo, 40km west-south-west of Carolina and 53km south-east of Middelburg. It was founded in 1914 on the farm Grasfontein, administered by a health committee from 1919, and by a village council since 1926. It was named after Hendrina Beukes, wife of Gert Beukes, who owned the farm.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Hendrina". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 203.
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