Murchison is a peri-urban settlement in the Ugu District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Murchison | |
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  Murchison  Murchison | |
| Coordinates: 30°43′S 30°21′E / 30.717°S 30.350°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Ugu |
| Municipality | Ray Nkonyeni |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.73 km2 (1.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 8,352 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.0% |
| • Coloured | 0.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.04% |
| • Other | 0.08% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 92.8% |
| • Xhosa | 2.4% |
| • English | 2.4% |
| • Ndebele | 1.2% |
| • Other | 1.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 4250 |
Geography
editMurchison is located on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Port Shepstone. It borders the villages of Madakana, Mbotsha, Mdlanzi, Mtengwana and Boboyi.[2][3]
Health facilities
editMurchison is home to the Murchison District Hospital which is a 300-bed public hospital serving the surrounding rural district. The hospital was opened in 1943 by Mr D. Mitchell.[4][5]
Roads
editMurchison lies on the N2 national route roughly running E to W from Port Shepstone to Kokstad. It also connects to the other smaller towns in the hinterland of the South Coast including Ezinqoleni and Harding.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Murchison". Census 2011.
- ^ "Distance Port-Shepstone, Ugu, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF > Murchison, Ugu, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF - Air line, driving route, midpoint". www.distance.to.
- ^ "Murchison". Mapcarta.
- ^ "A Short History Of Murchison Hospital". www.kznhealth.gov.za.
- ^ "Murchison Provincial Hospital". www.kznhealth.gov.za. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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