Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal

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Melmoth is a small town situated in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The town was established in the Mthonjaneni district after the annexation of Zululand by the United Kingdom in 1887 and was named after Sir Melmoth Osborn. Large wattle plantations were set up and a wattle bark factory was established in 1926.The district is also filled with animals and the most extrodinary bird types.

Vehicle registrations in Melmoth start NO - N for Natal, O for Osborn.

Coordinates: 28°35′S, 31°23′E


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South Africa Districts showing uThungulu
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uThungulu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
District Seat: Richards Bay
Local municipalities

uMhlathuze • uMlalazi • Nkandla • Mbonambi • Ntambanana • Mthonjaneni
Cities and towns

Eshowe • Richards Bay • Babanango, KwaZulu-Natal • Empangeni • Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal • Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal