Pomeroy, South Africa

Pomeroy
Solomon Linda
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Coordinates: 28°33′52″S 30°26′19″E / 28.56444°S 30.43861°E / -28.56444; 30.43861
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Umzinyathi
Municipality	Msinga
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%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	3020
PO box	3020
Area code	034

Pomeroy (renamed Solomon Linda in 2022)^[2] is a small town on the R33 road in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, some 72 kilometers north of Greytown and 56 kilometers south-south-east of Dundee. The town was named for the noble Sir George Pomeroy Colley, who led the ill-fated British force during the Battle of Majuba Hill in 1881.^[3]

The town was established initially 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.

In 2022, the South African Geographical Names Council decided to rename the town in honour of Solomon Linda, a musical artist who was born in the town.^[4]