Marble Hall
Place in Limpopo, South Africa
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Marble Hall is a town in the south of the Limpopo province of South Africa. It was formerly in Mpumalanga province.
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| Coordinates: 24°58′00″S 29°17′20″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 | 162.9/km2 (422.0/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
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]
