Moreleta Park () is a suburb of

Pretoria Pretoria ( ; ) is the Capital of South Africa, administrative capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to the country. Pretoria strad ...

in the

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, South Africa, situated southeast of the city centre. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 27,539. The Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve contains African wild life; zebras, springbok and other small antelope and ostriches may be observed. Entrance is free of charge.

Name and History

Moreleta is situated on and was eventually a sub-division of one of the first farms in Pretoria, owned by Daniel Erasmus. His daughter's name was Aletta (Letta) Erasmus, and she used to do the washing in the river running through their farm, now known as Moreleta Spruit (''spruit'' means ''small river'' in

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). As Letta used to do washing by the river passers by used to greet her "Môre Letta" (‘''Good morning Letta''’ in

), and that is according to folklore how Moreleta got its name.

References

Suburbs of Pretoria {{Gauteng-geo-stub