Merrivale | |
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Coordinates: 29°30′50″S30°14′13″E / 29.514°S 30.237°E Coordinates: 29°30′50″S30°14′13″E / 29.514°S 30.237°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | uMgungundlovu |
Municipality | uMngeni |
Main Place | Howick |
Area | |
• Total | 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 3,891 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 47.3% |
• Coloured | 15.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 9.1% |
• White | 28.0% |
• Other | 0.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 50.2% |
• Zulu | 38.0% |
• Afrikaans | 6.7% |
• Other | 5.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 3291 |
PO box | 3291 |
Merrivale is a town in Umgungundlovu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Village 145 km north-west of Durban and 5 km south-east of Howick. Named after Herman Merivale, Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1848. [2]
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A Graveyard To Let is a mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr, who published it under the name of Carter Dickson. It is a locked room mystery featuring the series detective Sir Henry Merrivale.
Night at the Mocking Widow is a mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr, who published it under the name of Carter Dickson. It is a whodunnitfeaturing the series detective Sir Henry Merrivale.
Behind the Crimson Blind is a 1952 mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr (1906–1977), who published it under the name of Carter Dickson. It is a whodunnit, featuring the series detective Sir Henry Merrivale.
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