Merweville - wikipedia Merweville This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2009 ) Merweville View of Merweville Merweville Merweville Merweville Show map of Western Cape Show map of South Africa Show map of Africa Show all Merweville shown within Western Cape Coordinates : 32 ° 40 ′ S 21 ° 31 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.667 ° S 21.517 ° E ﻿ / - 32.667 ; 21.517 Coordinates : 32 ° 40 ′ S 21 ° 31 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.667 ° S 21.517 ° E ﻿ / - 32.667 ; 21.517 Country South Africa Province Western Cape District Central Karoo Municipality Beaufort West Area Total 32.59 km ( 12.58 sq mi ) Population ( 2011 ) Total 1,592 Density 49 / km ( 130 / sq mi ) Racial makeup ( 2011 ) Black African 9.3 % Coloured 78.1 % Indian / Asian 2.6 % White 8.9 % Other 1.1 % First languages ( 2011 ) Afrikaans 95.0 % Zulu 1.4 % Other 3.6 % PO box 6940 Area code 023 Merweville is a town located in Beaufort West Municipality, Western Cape. Village 45 km north - west of Prince Albert Road and 130 km south - east of Beaufort West. It was established on the farm Vanderbylskraal in 1904 and administered by a village management board from 1921. Named after the Reverend P van der Merwe ( 1860 - 1940 ), minister at Beaufort West of the Dutch Reformed Church, and chairman of the church council which established the town. The town is an isolated community that maintains an old - world charm, about 150 km from Beaufort West. The surrounding region has been likened to that of Nevada or Arizona. It was one of the few towns or villages in the province not to be serviced by a sealed highway until the 40 km stretch of gravel road from the N1 was tarred in 2015. References ^ Jump up to : `` Main Place Merweville ''. Census 2011. Jump up ^ `` Dictionary of Southern African Place Names ( Public Domain ) ''. Human Science Research Council. p. 306. External links Media related to Merweville at Wikimedia Commons Municipalities and communities of Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape District seat : Beaufort West Laingsburg Laingsburg Matjiesfontein Prince Albert Road Prince Albert Klaarstroom Leeu - Gamka Prince Albert Beaufort West Beaufort West Merweville Murraysburg Nelspoort Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merweville&oldid=762028623 '' Categories : Karoo Populated places in the Beaufort West Local Municipality 1904 establishments in South Africa Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from December 2009 All articles needing additional references Coordinates on Wikidata Talk About Wikipedia Afrikaans Nederlands Română Sesotho sa Leboa Edit links This page was last edited on 26 January 2017, at 06 : 08. About Wikipedia

Question: give a possible reason for the location of merweville
Answer: It was one of the few towns or villages in the province not to be serviced by a sealed highway