Amahlongwa Mission Explained

Amahlongwa
Official Name:Amahlongwa Mission
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa #Africa
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:KwaZulu-Natal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ugu District Municipality
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:uMdoni Local Municipality
Established Title:Established
Named For:Amahlongwa River [2]
Government Type:Mayor-council government
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:10.12
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:7,455
Population Density Km2:615.86
Population Demonym:Amahlongwan
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Footnotes:[3]
Demographics1 Title1:Black Africans
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Footnotes:[4]
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Title2:Zulu
Demographics2 Title3:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Title4:Xhosa
Demographics2 Title5:Others
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:4170
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code: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 has an area of with an elevation of above sea level.

Religion

Churches in the area include :

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,[6] [7] brown house snake, and spotted bush snake.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. https://https-www-google-com/url?q=https://14391706&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiEw5K87s78AhUBrqQKHRPWB1oQFnoECAAQAg&usg=AOvVaw0KMtsHDNqRrX4YryZCtyvh Google
  2. https://https-www-google-com/url?q=https://za.geoview.info/amahlongwa,1023013&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiEw5K87s78AhUBrqQKHRPWB1oQFnoECAMQAg&usg=AOvVaw1f_nJvPQLbMhnUjPpVuRCh Amahlongwa
  3. https://https-www-google-com/url?q=https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/561002&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwib0obKpc_8AhU2-LsIHab8CXkQFnoECAMQAg&usg=AOvVaw1sHiTVF36PjC0m5rBXnv6x Census 2011
  4. https://https-www-google-com/url?q=https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/599194002&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwipy7afr8_8AhU1lYkEHUhdDGkQFnoECAcQAg&usg=AOvVaw26JqmLJeEyXXq3QvZb3FOT Census 2011
  5. https://https-www-google-com/url?q=https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/561002&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiEw5K87s78AhUBrqQKHRPWB1oQFnoECAcQAg&usg=AOvVaw1YzQZ-GfGX_5RO_OscqP05 Census 2011
  6. https://https-www-google-com/url?q=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/pics-black-mamba-arrives-at-kzn-school-for-new-term-halts-classes-for-3-days-20200118&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi12MaI2ND8AhV0D1kFHTS2DJYQFnoECAUQAg&usg=AOvVaw10GOcZnO8bcjZel20KCnaB Black mamba arrives at KZN school
  7. https://https-www-google-com/url?q=https://southcoastsun.co.za/167739/massive-mamba-recovered-amahlongwa/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi12MaI2ND8AhV0D1kFHTS2DJYQFnoECAEQAg&usg=AOvVaw3TWj3reRoPJZ0CBm0y1aHj Black mamba arrives at KZN school
  8. https://https-www-google-com/url?q=https://www.aljazeera.com/author/sandile_ngidi_200402071817926&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjAwryA4tD8AhXQjqQKHd6tAJc4ChAWegQICRAC&usg=AOvVaw06dM-ZGZ10Spv1fM7pPirH Al Jazeera