Merrivale  | |
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![]() Merrivale ![]() Merrivale  | |
| Coordinates: 29°30′50″S 30°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]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Merrivale". Census 2011.
 - ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 306.
 
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