| Murchison | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Limpopo#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -23.892°N 30.694°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Limpopo |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mopani |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ba-Phalaborwa |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.85 |
| Population Total: | 1288 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 83.2% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.5% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 16.2% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Tsonga |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 37.2% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 31.0% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Northern Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 8.8% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | English |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 7.5% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 15.5% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 4250 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
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]