Mount Fletcher

Mount Fletcher
Mount Fletcher  Mount Fletcher shown within Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°41′31″S 28°30′11″E / 30.692°S 28.503°ECoordinates: 30°41′31″S 28°30′11″E / 30.692°S 28.503°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Joe Gqabi
Municipality	Elundini
Area[1]
• Total	9.23 km^2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	11,488
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	99.0%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Xhosa	62.4%
• Sotho	32.2%
• English	1.8%
• Other	3.6%
PO box	4770
Area code	039

Mount Fletcher is a town in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, 69 km north-north-east of Maclear.

Founded in 1882, it takes its name from the mountain nearby. This was probably named after the Reverend John Fletcher of Madeley in England, a friend of John Wesley, although it is stated to have been named after a Captain Fletcher who was stationed there.^[2]

The provincial hospital in Mount Fletcher is named Tayler Bequest.^[3]

References

1. "Main Place Mount Fletcher". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 318.
3. http://www.ecdoh.gov.za/hospitals/57/Tayler_Bequest_Hospital Eastern Cape Dept of Health website