Murchison is a town in Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.
Murchison | |
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  Murchison  Murchison | |
| Coordinates: 23°53′31″S 30°41′38″E / 23.892°S 30.694°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Mopani |
| Municipality | Ba-Phalaborwa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.85 km2 (2.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,288 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 83.2% |
| • Coloured | 0.5% |
| • White | 16.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tsonga | 37.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 31.0% |
| • Northern Sotho | 8.8% |
| • English | 7.5% |
| • Other | 15.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 4250 |
Mining village 20 km north-east of Leydsdorp and 44 km west of Phalaborwa. Named after Sir Roderick Murchison, a geologist and former President of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), who prospected in the area.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Murchison". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 324.
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