| Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
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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.
Other notable sites are the local Total garage Steers (run by Khalida and Yusuf Gora as well as Irshad Haniff) which serve travellers on the main Piet Retief Road as the route is extremely busy during holiday periods.
Vehicle registrations in Melmoth start NO - N for Natal, O for Osborn.
| Municipalities and communities of uThungulu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal District seat: Richards Bay |
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| Local municipalities |
uMhlathuze • Umlalazi • Nkandla • Mbonambi • Ntambanana • Mthonjaneni |
| Cities and towns |
Eshowe • Richards Bay • Babanango, KwaZulu-Natal • Empangeni • Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal • Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal |