Amahlongwa | |
|---|---|
Township | |
| Amahlongwa Mission | |
  Amahlongwa  Amahlongwa  Amahlongwa | |
| Coordinates: 30°14′10″S 30°43′04″E / 30.2360°S 30.7178°E [1] | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Ugu District Municipality |
| Municipality | uMdoni Local Municipality |
| Named for | Amahlongwa River [2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.12 km2 (3.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,455 |
| • Density | 615.86/km2 (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. [5] It also has an area of 12.10 kilometer squared, with an elevation of 554m above sea level. It is one of the best places in South Coast region of KwaZulu Natal.
Religion
Churches in the area include :
- Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa
- Assemblies of God
- Roman Catholic Church
- Ekuphumeleni Zion Church Of God
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 Black mambas, [6] [7] brown house snake, Spotted bush snake, etc.
Notable people
- Sandile Ngidi - A poet, journalist [8]
- Sphesihle Cele - A computer scientist, software engineer, mathematician and CEO at Dalton Productions.[ citation needed]
References
- ^ Google [ dead link]
- ^ Amahlongwa Geoview [ dead link]
- ^ Census 2011 Statistics South Africa [ dead link]
- ^ Census 2011 Statistics South Africa [ dead link]
- ^ Census 2011 Statistics South Africa [ dead link]
- ^ Black mamba arrives at KZN school news24.com [ dead link]
- ^ Black mamba arrives at KZN school news24.com [ dead link]
- ^ Al Jazeera [ dead link]
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