Murchison, Limpopo

Place in Limpopo, South Africa
23°53′31″S 30°41′38″E / 23.892°S 30.694°E / -23.892; 30.694CountrySouth AfricaProvinceLimpopoDistrictMopaniMunicipalityBa-PhalaborwaArea
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 • Total5.85 km2 (2.26 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,288 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)
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 • Black African83.2% • Coloured0.5% • White16.2%First languages (2011)
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 • Tsonga37.2% • Afrikaans31.0% • Northern Sotho8.8% • English7.5% • Other15.5%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)PO box
4250

Murchison is a town in Mopani District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa.

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

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Murchison". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 324.


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