Melmoth, South Africa
Contributors to Wikimedia projects
Article Images
"Mthonjaneni" redirects here. For the municipality, see Mthonjaneni Local Municipality.
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Melmoth, South Africa" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
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 British Empire in 1887 and was named after Sir Melmoth Osborn, the resident commissioner of Zululand's "Reserve Territory".[2] Large wattle plantations were set up and a wattle bark factory was established in 1926. The district is also planted with sugar cane from the outskirts of the town and into the surrounding villages. The government-funded hospital in Melmoth is St Marys kwaMagwaza Hospital that caters for the people of Melmoth and surrounding villages.[3]
Melmoth | |
|---|---|
| eMthonjaneni | |
 View from the north | |
Melmoth
Melmoth | |
| Coordinates: 28°35′S 31°23′E / 28.583°S 31.383°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | King Cetshwayo |
| Municipality | Mthonjaneni |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 740 m (2,430 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,814 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 71.0% |
| • Coloured | 1.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 23.6% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 77.5% |
| • English | 4.5% |
| • S. Ndebele | 2.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 16.3% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 3835 |
| PO box | 3835 |
| Area code | 035 |
In 2017, the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC) made a decision to rename Melmoth to eMthonjaneni, the same name as the local municipality it is in.[4]
Vehicle registrations in Melmoth start with NO - N for Natal, O for Osborn.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Melmoth". Census 2011.
- ^ "Gateway to Zululand". www.melmoth.co.za. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "KwaMagwaza Hospital". www.kznhealth.gov.za. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "85 towns hit with name changes in South Africa – and more are on the way". BusinessTech. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Melmoth Information | Tourism Guide". www.wheretostay.co.za. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
This KwaZulu-Natal location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
