Marble Hall
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Satellite image of Marble Hall (2003)
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| Coordinates: 24°58′00″S 29°17′20″E / 24.96667°S 29.28889°E / -24.96667; 29.28889 | |
| 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]
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| • 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
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| PO box |
0450
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| Area code | 013 |
Marble Hall is a town in the south of the Limpopo provinceofSouth Africa. It was formerly in Mpumalanga province.
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]
While 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]
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Municipalities and communities of Sekhukhune District Municipality
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District seat: Groblersdal | ||
| Elias Motsoaledi |
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| Ephraim Mogale |
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| Fetakgomo Tubatse |
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| Makhuduthamaga |
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