Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal

Melmoth

View from the north
Melmoth

 Melmoth shown within KwaZulu-Natal

Coordinates: 28°35′S 31°23′E / 28.583°S 31.383°E / -28.583; 31.383Coordinates: 28°35′S 31°23′E / 28.583°S 31.383°E / -28.583; 31.383
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District Uthungulu
Municipality Mthonjaneni
Established 1888
Area[1]
  Total 13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Elevation 740 m (2,430 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 7,814
  Density 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 95.0%
  Coloured 1.4%
  Indian/Asian 0.8%
  White 2.6%
  Other 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Zulu 87.5%
  English 4.5%
  S. Ndebele 2.7%
  Afrikaans 2.3%
  Other 3.1%
Postal code (street) 3835
PO box 3835
Area code 035

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.[2] Large wattle plantations were set up and a wattle bark factory was established in 1926.The district is also filled with sugar cane plantations from the outskirts of the town into the surrounding villages, animals and the most extraordinary bird types. The main hospital in Melmoth is St Marys kwaMagwaza Hospital that caters for the people of Melmoth and surrounding villages. It is a government-funded hospital.[3]

The main Piet Retief road is extremely busy during holiday periods.

Vehicle registrations in Melmoth start with NO - N for Natal, O for Osborn.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Melmoth". Census 2011.
  2. "Gateway to Zululand". www.melmoth.co.za. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  3. "KwaMagwaza Hospital". www.kznhealth.gov.za. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  4. "Melmoth Information | Tourism Guide". www.wheretostay.co.za. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
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