Glencoe, KwaZulu-Natal

Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glencoe is situated in the Umzinyathi District, District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Glencoe
Glencoe is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Glencoe
Glencoe is located in South Africa
Glencoe
Coordinates: 28°11′00″S 30°09′00″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUmzinyathi
MunicipalityEndumeni
Area
  Total
26.58 km2 (10.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total
17,548
  Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African83.0%
  Coloured1.0%
  Indian/Asian6.9%
  White8.9%
  Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu76.6%
  English11.9%
  Afrikaans8.5%
  Other3.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2930
PO box
2930
Area code034
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The main economic activity in the area is coal mining along with sheep and cattle ranching.

History

With coal discovered 8 km away from Dundee, an efficient way was needed to transport coal to factories other than by ox wagon. The railway from Durban to Johannesburg reached this point on 4 September 1889. A new village sprung up where a branch line was built from the Durban-Johannesburg line to the eastern Transvaal in 1903. The village was renamed Glencoe, after a mountain valley in Lochaber, Scotland, it became a town in 1934.

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