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Template:Infobox South African town 2011 Hendrina is a settlement in Nkangala District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Town is 53km north-west of Ermelo, 40km west-south-west of Carolina and 53km south-east of Middelburg.

History

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.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 203.