Merrivale, KwaZulu-Natal

Merrivale
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Coordinates: 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]
• Total	3.08 km^2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	3,891
• Density	1,300/km^2 (3,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	47.3%
• Coloured	15.3%
• Indian/Asian	9.1%
• White	28.0%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
• 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. "Sub Place Merrivale". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 306.