Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal

Melmoth
View from the north View from the north
Melmoth  Melmoth shown within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates:
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Uthungulu
Municipality	Mthonjaneni
Established	{{#property:P571}}
Area
• Total	13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Elevation	740 m (2,430 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	7,814
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	95.0%
• Coloured	1.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	2.6%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011)
• 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. 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.

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

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