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Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Melmoth
eMthonjaneni
View from the northView from the north
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Coordinates: 28°35′S 31°23′E / 28.583°S 31.383°E / -28.583; 31.383
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictKing Cetshwayo
MunicipalityMthonjaneni
Area
 • Total13.36 km (5.16 sq mi)
Elevation740 m (2,430 ft)
Population
 • Total7,814
 • Density580/km (1,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African71.0%
 • Coloured1.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.8%
 • White23.6%
 • Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu77.5%
 • English4.5%
 • S. Ndebele2.7%
 • Afrikaans16.3%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)3835
PO box3835
Area code035

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". 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.

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.

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

References

  1. ^ "Main Place Melmoth". Census 2011.
  2. "Gateway to Zululand". www.melmoth.co.za. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. "KwaMagwaza Hospital". www.kznhealth.gov.za. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. "85 towns hit with name changes in South Africa – and more are on the way". BusinessTech. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  5. "Melmoth Information | Tourism Guide". www.wheretostay.co.za. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
Municipalities and communities of King Cetshwayo District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
District seat: Richards Bay
uMhlathuze
King Cetshwayo District within South Africa
King Cetshwayo District within South Africa
uMlalazi
Nkandla
Mbonambi
Ntambanana
Mthonjaneni


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