Mount Fletcher

Mount Fletcher is a town in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, 69 km north-north-east of Maclear.

Mount Fletcher
Mount Fletcher Mount Fletcher
Coordinates: 30.692°S 28.503°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Joe Gqabi
Municipality	Elundini
Area [1]
• Total	9.23 km^2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	11,488
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.0%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	62.4%
• Sotho	32.2%
• English	1.8%
• Other	3.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	4770
Area code	039

Founded in 1882, it takes its name from the mountain nearby. This was probably named after the Reverend John Fletcher of Madeley in England, a friend of John Wesley, although it is stated to have been named after a Captain Fletcher who was stationed there.[2]

The provincial hospital in Mount Fletcher is named Tayler Bequest.[3]

References

1. "Main Place Mount Fletcher". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 318.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-05-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Eastern Cape Dept of Health website