Estcourt
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For other uses, see Estcourt (disambiguation).
Estcourt (/ɛskɒrt/) is a town in the uThukela District of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The main economic activity is farming with large bacon and processed food factories situated around the town. The N3 freeway passes close to the town, linking it to the rest of South Africa.
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Coordinates: 29°00′00″S 29°53′00″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Uthukela |
Municipality | Inkosi Langalibalele |
Established | 1848[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 60.74 km2 (23.45 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,196 m (3,924 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 22,071 |
• Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 68.8% |
• Coloured | 4.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 20.5% |
• White | 5.3% |
• Other | 1.0% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 60.9% |
• English | 31.9% |
• Afrikaans | 2.4% |
• S. Ndebele | 1.1% |
• Other | 3.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 3310 |
PO box | 3310 |
Area code | 036 |
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