Hendrina is a town in

Nkangala District Municipality Nkangala is one of the 3 districts of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Nkangala is Middelburg. The Nkangala District Municipality consists of 160 towns and villages. The most spoken language of its 1,308,129 people is IsiNdebele wi ...

, in the

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province of South Africa. The town is 53 km (32.9 mi) northwest of Ermelo, 40 km (24.8 mi) southwest of

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, and 53 km (32.9 mi) southeast of Middelburg.

History

Hendrina was established in 1914 on Garsfontein Farm and named after Hendrina Beukes, wife of Gert Beukes, who first owned the farm. It was administered by a health committee and village council from 1919 to 1926.

Economy

Hendrina's main economic activities are coal mining and diversified farming (of

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s, potatoes, and maize). It is the location of two of the largest power stations operated by South African public utility company Eskom:

Arnot Power Station Arnot Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom. Coal from the Arnot coal mine directly feeds the station. History Construction of Arnot started in 1968, this generation unit went on line in 1971 and ...

and

Hendrina Power Station Pullens’hope Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is one of South Africa's oldest operating power stations. History Hendrina Power Station came into operation between June 1970 and December 1976. Between 1995 and 1997 half of Hendrina's 1 ...

Sources

* Erasmus, B.P.J. (1995). Op Pad in Suid-Afrika. New York: Jonathan Ball Publishers. . * Rosenthal, Eric (1967). Ensiklopedie van Suidelike Afrika. Cape Town/Johannesburg: Juta. *http://www.mpumalanga.com/places-to-go/grass-wetlands/hendrina

References

Populated places in the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality Populated places established in 1914 {{Mpumalanga-geo-stub