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Inchanga is a village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, approximately halfway between Durban and Pietermaritzburg.

Inchanga
iNtshanga
Inchanga train station
Inchanga
Inchanga
Coordinates: 29°44′27″S 30°40′42″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
  Councillor(SACP)
Area
  Total3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,008
  Density310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African19.5%
  Coloured1.2%
  Indian/Asian2.4%
  White76.3%
  Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
  English77.2%
  Zulu13.4%
  Afrikaans6.3%
  Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3706
Area code031

Schools


Inchanga has several schools, including Rietvallei Combined School, Siphesihle High School, Inchanga Primary School, Zifikele High School MbaliYezwe Primary School and KwaXimba Combined School.


History


Inchanga was noted as the location of a 27 meters (89 ft) tall rail viaduct that was poorly constructed and required extremely slow crossing (10km/h), and if the wind speed exceeded 15km/h the passengers were made to walk across the bridge, after which the train followed.[2]

Inchanga viaduct, c. 1880
Inchanga viaduct, c. 1880

An alternate route around the ravine made the bridge obsolete in 1892, and a train station was built nearby in 1895.[3] A hotel was built near the train station in 1903,[4] but 20 years later a new rail line was built some distance away and business suffered. Both the hotel and the train station have been restored and are operating in their original function. The station serves as the midpoint on the excursion trips of the Umgeni Steam Railway.




References


  1. "Main Place Inchanga". Census 2011.
  2. "Facts About Durban - Inchanga".
  3. "About Us". Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  4. "Inchanga Hotel". Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2010-09-19.





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