Marula | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Zimbabwe |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Marula located in Zimbabwe Map |
Coordinates: | -20.4747°N 28.0878°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Zimbabwe |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Matabeleland South |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Marula is a small village and railway station on the railway line and the A7 road between Bulawayo and Plumtree, located 75 km from Bulawayo.[1] Because of its location on the railway line, Marula started as a social and religious centre for the surrounding farms in the early colonial period,[2] following the eviction of the Kalanga people from the area by the British South Africa Company.[3]