Agincourt, Mpumalanga

Agincourt or Matsavana is a town in Bushbuckridge Local Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

Agincourt

Matsavana
Agincourt
Agincourt
Coordinates: 24.825°S 31.232°E / -24.825; 31.232
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictEhlanzeni
MunicipalityBushbuckridge
Area
  Total8.50 km2 (3.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total5,157
  Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.7%
  Coloured0.2%
  Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
  Tsonga97.4%
  Other2.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
1368

Agincourt lies 100km north of the border with Swaziland and 90 km east of the border with Mozambique.

To the west of Agincourt lies the Kruger National Park. The MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit is based in Agincourt.

References

  1. "Main Place Agincourt". Census 2011.

https://www.agincourt.co.za/ – The website of the MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit

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