Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal

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.[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
View from the north
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Coordinates: 28°35′S 31°23′E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	King Cetshwayo
Municipality	Mthonjaneni
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%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	3835
PO box	3835
Area code	035

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

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