Pomeroy, KwaZulu-Natal

Pomeroy
Pomeroy Pomeroy Pomeroy  Pomeroy shown within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°33′S 30°25′E / 28.550°S 30.417°ECoordinates: 28°33′S 30°25′E / 28.550°S 30.417°E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Umzinyathi
Municipality	Msinga
Established	1867
Area[1]
• Total	5.97 km^2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,621
• Density	270/km^2 (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. "Main Place Pomeroy". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 370.