Merrivale | |
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  Merrivale  Merrivale | |
| 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 Merrivale, Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1848. [2]
