Dalton, KwaZulu-Natal

Dalton
Dalton
 Dalton shown within KwaZulu-Natal
Dalton
Dalton (South Africa)
Dalton
Dalton (Africa)
Coordinates: 29°20′S 30°38′E / 29.333°S 30.633°E / -29.333; 30.633Coordinates: 29°20′S 30°38′E / 29.333°S 30.633°E / -29.333; 30.633
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District UMgungundlovu
Municipality uMshwathi
Established 1850
Area[1]
 • Total 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,493
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 81.4%
 • Coloured 0.7%
 • Indian/Asian 6.6%
 • White 9.6%
 • Other 1.7%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Zulu 58.6%
 • English 21.3%
 • Xhosa 12.8%
 • Afrikaans 1.8%
 • Other 5.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box 3236
Area code 033

Dalton is a village in 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of New Hanover and 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Greytown in the uMshwati Local Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The town is nameed after North Dalton in Yorkshire, the hometown of Henry Boast, who organized an immigration to Natal in 1850 of people from Yorkshire. It is the railway junction for the Noodsberg line.[2]

The main local industry is the production of sugarcane, with the Union Cooperative and Illovo Noodsberg mills nearby.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Dalton". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 128.
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