Dalton, KwaZulu-Natal

Dalton is a village in 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of New Hanover and 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Greytown in the uMshwati Local Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Dalton
Dalton
Dalton
Coordinates: 29°20′S 30°38′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUMgungundlovu
MunicipalityuMshwathi
Established1850
Area
  Total1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,493
  Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African81.4%
  Coloured0.7%
  Indian/Asian6.6%
  White9.6%
  Other1.7%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu58.6%
  English21.3%
  Xhosa12.8%
  Afrikaans1.8%
  Other5.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3236
Area code033

The town is nameed after North Dalton in Yorkshire, the hometown of Henry Boast, who organized an immigration to Natal in 1850 of people from Yorkshire. It is the railway junction for the Noodsberg line.[2]

The main local industry is the production of sugarcane, with the Union Cooperative and Illovo Noodsberg mills nearby.

References

  1. "Main Place Dalton". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 128.
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