Pomeroy, KwaZulu-Natal

Pomeroy
Pomeroy

 Pomeroy shown within KwaZulu-Natal

Coordinates: 28°33′S 30°25′E / 28.550°S 30.417°E / -28.550; 30.417Coordinates: 28°33′S 30°25′E / 28.550°S 30.417°E / -28.550; 30.417
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District Umzinyathi
Municipality Msinga
Established 1867
Area[1]
  Total 5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 1,621
  Density 270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 91.5%
  Coloured 2.3%
  Indian/Asian 4.3%
  White 0.4%
  Other 1.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Zulu 89.7%
  English 6.9%
  Other 3.3%
Postal code (street) 3020
PO box 3020
Area code 034

Pomeroy a small town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Town some 72 km north of Greytown and 56 km south-south-east of Dundee. Named after Sir George Pomeroy Colley, who was killed in the Battle of Amajuba in 1881.[2]

It was established as the Gordon Memorial Mission in 1867 in memory of James Henry Hamilton-Gordon, the son of George Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen. The mission worked with the Zulus.

The town was named Pomeroy after George Pomeroy Colley who led the ill-fated British force during the Battle of Majuba Hill.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Pomeroy". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 370.
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