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Maloti[2] (formerly named Maluti) is a middle-class township of Matatiele Local Municipality in Alfred Nzo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Maloti
Maluti | |
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  Maloti  Maloti | |
| Coordinates: 30°15′36″S 28°47′28″E / 30.260°S 28.791°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Alfred Nzo |
| Municipality | Matatiele |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 7,223 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.3% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 49.0% |
| • Sotho | 44.7% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Zulu | 1.2% |
| • Other | 3.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4740 |
| PO box | 4740 |
| Area code | 039 |
Maloti, once a village, is now a rapidly developing township. The township comprises Sotho, Hlubi, Phuthi and small Xhosa groups. Most residents in the area are either bilingual or multilingual. The township comprises many sections, namely Tholang, Motsekoa, Ramohlakoana, Protea, Hardingberg, Malubaluba and Donald's Drift.[3] Maloti is highly admired for the mountain ranges that surround it.
History
editThere is very little history recorded about Maloti. Maloti started as a small village that gradually grew during the Apartheid era when it was zoned to house the black inhabitants of Matatiele.
Development
editMaloti was already developing during Apartheid, but it saw even greater development in the 2000s. The township has facilities like a petrol station, hotels, shops, schools, a civic center, a hall, a library, a post office, a clinic, a police station, a magistrates court and municipal offices that make it self-sufficient and independent from Matatiele. Affluent black families send their children to the Model C schools in Matatiele. The township once had a fully functional university, the University of Transkei ( Maluti College of Education) The old university buildings have been converted into district offices.
Culture
editTraditional culture is slowly phasing out within Maloti as it gentrifies. Maloti's culture is heavily influenced by Western culture, in line with the rest of South Africa.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Maloti". Census 2011.
- ^ Nathi, Mthethwa (15 May 2015). "Government Notice, Department of Arts and Culture, No. 418, Publication of Official Geographical Names" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Donald's Drift, Sub Place 295106001 from Census 2011". Adrian Frith. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.