Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Merrivale | |
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Coordinates: 29°30′50″S 30°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 | |
• Total | 3.08 km (1.19 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,891 |
• Density | 1,300/km (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.
References※
- ^ "Sub Place Merrivale". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 306.
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