Pomeroy (Q3642961)

matcher place: KwaZulu-Natal (relation 349390)
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English Wikipedia categories: KwaZulu-Natal geography stubs, Populated places established in 1867, Populated places in the Msinga Local Municipality

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Pomeroy is a small town 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.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Pomeroy is 'n klein dorpie in KwaZulu-Natal, Suid-Afrika. Die dorpie is in 1867 gestig. Dit is vernoem na George Pomeroy Colley wat die noodlottige Britse magte tydens die Slag van Majuba gelei het. Die R33-provinsiale pad gaan deur die dorp.

Wikidata location: -28.5500, 30.4167 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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node: Pomeroy (OSM), 1.03 km from Wikidata [show tags]

name: Pomeroy
is_in: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
place: village
source: sagns
sagns_id: 116164
wikidata: Q3642961
wikipedia: en:Pomeroy, KwaZulu-Natal

wikidata match: Q3642961

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town (Q3957)

place=town

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Populated places established in 1867	boundary=administrative, landuse=residential, place, admin_level
Populated places in the Msinga Local Municipality	boundary=administrative, landuse=residential, place, admin_level