Acornhoek

Acornhoek
Acornhoek Acornhoek Acornhoek  Acornhoek shown within Mpumalanga
Coordinates: 24°35′35″S 31°05′49″E / 24.593°S 31.097°ECoordinates: 24°35′35″S 31°05′49″E / 24.593°S 31.097°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Ehlanzeni
Municipality	Bushbuckridge
Area[1]
• Total	38.89 km^2 (15.02 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	33,529
• Density	860/km^2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	99.7%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Tsonga	73.8%
• Northern Sotho	16.9%
• Sotho	6.1%
• Other	3.2%
PO box	1360
Area code	013

Acornhoek is a town in Bushbuckridge Local Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

Village some 29 km south-east of Hoedspruit and 165 km north-west of Komatipoort. The name is variously explained as being an adaptation of Eekhoornhoek ('squirrel corner'); derived from the German surname Eichhorn, and named after the acornlike fruits of the marula tree.^[2]

References

1. "Main Place Acornhoek". Census 2011.
2. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 51. Retrieved 28 August 2013.