Township in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
| Amahlongwa | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
| Amahlongwa Mission | |
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| Coordinates: 30°14′10″S 30°43′04″E / 30.2360°S 30.7178°E / -30.2360; 30.7178 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Ugu District Municipality |
| Municipality | uMdoni Local Municipality |
| Named for | Amahlongwa River |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.12 km (3.91 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,455 |
| • Density | 615.86/km (1,595.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Amahlongwan |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| First languages (2011) | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4170 |
| PO box | 4180 |
| Area code | 039 |
Amahlongwa Mission or simply known as Amahlongwa and oftely informally abbreviated as A.M.H is a small township on the south coast region of KwaZulu-Natal.
Demography
The population of the township in 2011 was 7,455 people with 1,591 households. It has an area of 12.10 square kilometres (4.67 sq mi) with an elevation of 554 metres (1,818 ft) above sea level.
Religion
Churches in the area include :
- Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa
- Assemblies of God
- Roman Catholic Church
- Ekuphumeleni Zion Church Of God
- UCCSA, One of the church buildings is located on the original site of the Amahlongwa Mission Station
Geography
Location
It is under the Umdoni Local Municipality, with neighboring townships such as Amandawe, Dududu, KwaCele, Clausthal.
Wildlife
The township has a large number of animals such as the black mamba, brown house snake, and spotted bush snake.
Notable people
- Sandile Ngidi - A poet, journalist
- Sphesihle Cele - A computer scientist, software engineer, mathematician and CEO at Dalton Productions.
References
- Amahlongwa Geoview
- Census 2011 Statistics South Africa
- Census 2011 Statistics South Africa
- Census 2011 Statistics South Africa
- Black mamba arrives at KZN school news24.com
- Black mamba arrives at KZN school news24.com
- Al Jazeera
JOURNAL OF NATAL AND ZULU HISTORY, VOL. 28 (2010)
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