Acornhoek
Acornhoek | |
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Acornhoek Acornhoek | |
| Coordinates: 24°35′35″S 31°05′49″E / 24.593°S 31.097°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Ehlanzeni |
| Municipality | Bushbuckridge |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.89 km2 (15.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 33,529 |
| • Density | 862.1/km2 (2,233/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tsonga | 60.4% |
| • Northern Sotho | 34.4% |
| • Sotho | 6.1% |
| • Other | 3.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 1360 |
| Area code | 013 |
Acornhoek, commonly known as Khenhuk, is a semi-rural town situated in the north eastern areas of Bushbuckridge in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.
Established in the late 1950s, the town is located about 38 km south-east of Hoedspruit in Limpopo and 165 km north-west of Komatipoort near the border post of Mozambique and eSwatini. The name Acornhoek is variously explained as being an adaptation of Eekhoornhoek ('squirrel corner'); derived from the German surname Eichhorn, and named after the acorn-like fruits of the marula tree.
The main languages spoken in Acornhoek are Sepulana and Xitsonga. Most of Vatsonga people occupy the eastern side of this semi-rural township while the Mapulana people are settled on the western and southern areas.