Merrivale, KwaZulu-Natal

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Merrivale
Coordinates: 29°30′50″S30°14′13″E / 29.514°S 30.237°E / -29.514; 30.237 Coordinates: 29°30′50″S30°14′13″E / 29.514°S 30.237°E / -29.514; 30.237
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uMgungundlovu
Municipality uMngeni
Main Place Howick
Area
[1]
  Total3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total3,891
  Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 47.3%
   Coloured 15.3%
   Indian/Asian 9.1%
   White 28.0%
  Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 50.2%
   Zulu 38.0%
   Afrikaans 6.7%
  Other5.2%
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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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Merrivale". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 306.