Merrivale is a town in Umgungundlovu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Merrivale | |
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![]() ![]() Merrivale ![]() ![]() Merrivale | |
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 | |
• 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 |
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]
Municipalities and communities of uMgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal | ||
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District seat: Pietermaritzburg | ||
uMshwathi | ![]() | |
uMngeni | ||
Mpofana |
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Impendle | ||
Msunduzi | ||
Mkhambathini | ||
Richmond |
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