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

Murchison
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Coordinates: 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%
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]

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