Agincourt, Mpumalanga

Agincourt
Matsavana
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Coordinates: 24°49′30″S31°13′55″E / 24.825°S 31.232°E / -24.825; 31.232
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Ehlanzeni
Municipality	Bushbuckridge
Area [1]
• Total	8.50 km2 (3.28 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	5,157
• Density	607/km2 (1,570/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	99.7%
•  Coloured	0.2%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  Tsonga	97.4%
• Other	2.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	1368

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

Agincourt lies 100 km north of the border with Eswatini 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.

Notable people

• Prince Mashele, author and political commentator

References

1. "Main Place Agincourt". Census 2011.

Agincourt is in the west of Kruger National Park and versa versa and is also in the west of the border of Mozambique.

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