Murchison, Limpopo

Murchison
Murchison
Murchison
Murchison

 Murchison shown within Limpopo

Coordinates: 23°53′31″S 30°41′38″E / 23.892°S 30.694°E / -23.892; 30.694Coordinates: 23°53′31″S 30°41′38″E / 23.892°S 30.694°E / -23.892; 30.694
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Mopani
Municipality Ba-Phalaborwa
Area[1]
  Total 5.85 km2 (2.26 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 1,288
  Density 220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 83.2%
  Coloured 0.5%
  White 16.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Tsonga 37.2%
  Afrikaans 31.0%
  Northern Sotho 8.8%
  English 7.5%
  Other 15.5%
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]

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