Murchison, KwaZulu-Natal

Murchison is a settlement in the Ugu District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Coordinates: 30°43′S 30°21′E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Ugu
Municipality	Ray Nkonyeni
Area [1]
• Total	4.73 km^2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	8,352
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.0%
• Coloured	0.7%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.04%
• Other	0.08%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Zulu	92.8%
• Xhosa	2.4%
• English	2.4%
• Ndebele	1.2%
• Other	1.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	4250

Geography

Murchison is located on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal approximately 13 kilometres west of Port Shepstone. It borders the villages of Madakana, Mbotsha, Mdlanzi, Mtengwana and Boboyi.[2][3]

Health facilities

Murchison is home to the Murchison District Hospital which a 300-bed public hospital serving the surrounding rural district. The hospital was opened in 1943 by Mr D. Mitchell.[4][5]

Roads

Murchison lies on the N2 national route to Port Shepstone and Durban in the east and Kokstad and Mthatha in the west. It also connects to the other smaller towns in the inner South Coast such as Ezinqoleni and Harding and the R61 on the coast which further connects to the beach resort towns of Margate and Port Edward.

References

1. "Sub Place Murchison". Census 2011.
2. "Distance Port-Shepstone, Ugu, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF > Murchison, Ugu, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF - Air line, driving route, midpoint". www.distance.to.
3. "Murchison". Mapcarta.
4. "A Short History Of Murchison Hospital". www.kznhealth.gov.za.
5. "Murchison Provincial Hospital". www.kznhealth.gov.za. Retrieved 2020-10-10.