Merrivale, KwaZulu-Natal

Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
29°30′50″S 30°14′13″E / 29.514°S 30.237°E / -29.514; 30.237CountrySouth AfricaProvinceKwaZulu-NatalDistrictuMgungundlovuMunicipalityuMngeniMain PlaceHowickArea • Total3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,891 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African47.3% • Coloured15.3% • Indian/Asian9.1% • White28.0% • Other0.3%First languages (2011) • English50.2% • Zulu38.0% • Afrikaans6.7% • Other5.2%Time zoneUTC+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. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Merrivale". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 306.


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