Marble Hall is a town in the south of the Limpopo province of South Africa. It was formerly in Mpumalanga province.
Marble Hall | |
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![]() Satellite image of Marble Hall (2003) | |
Coordinates: 24°58′00″S 29°17′20″E / 24.96667°S 29.28889°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Sekhukhune |
Municipality | Ephraim Mogale |
Area | |
• Total | 16.49 km2 (6.37 sq mi) |
Elevation | 910 m (2,990 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,687 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 59.1% |
• Coloured | 0.7% |
• Indian/Asian | 4.6% |
• White | 34.5% |
• Other | 1.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 35.1% |
• Sepedi | 50.6% |
• English | 12.0% |
• Tsonga | 4.3% |
• Other | 18.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 0450 |
PO box | 0450 |
Area code | 013 |
Marble Hall is a village 26 km north-west of Groblersdal and 96 km south-south-east of Mokopane on the N11 National Route. Laid out in 1942 and proclaimed a township in January 1945, it owes its development to the Marble Lime Mine. Its name is said to be an adaptation of ‘marble hole’, where fifteen varieties of marble occur.[2]
History
editWhile on a hunting expedition from Bethlehem, Matthew Greeff and his dog discovered a hole containing marble in 1920. In 1929, the Marble Lime Company came in to work on the deposits and then, in 1942, a town was developed and known as Materhol (Afrikaans for Matthews Hole). Soon, the town's name was changed to Marble Hall.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Marble Hall". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 298.
- ^ www.sa-venues.com