Amahlongwa
Township
Amahlongwa Mission
Amahlongwa is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Amahlongwa
Amahlongwa
Amahlongwa is located in South Africa
Amahlongwa
Amahlongwa
Amahlongwa is located in Africa
Amahlongwa
Amahlongwa
Coordinates: 30°14′10″S 30°43′04″E / 30.2360°S 30.7178°E / -30.2360; 30.7178[1]
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu District Municipality
MunicipalityuMdoni Local Municipality
Named forAmahlongwa River [2]
Government
  TypeMayor-council government
Area
  Total10.12 km2 (3.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total7,455
  Density615.86/km2 (1,595.1/sq mi)
DemonymAmahlongwan
Racial makeup (2011)
First languages (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4170
PO box
4180
Area code039

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.

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 Black mambas,[6][7] brown house snake, Spotted bush snake, etc.

Notable people

  • Sandile Ngidi - A poet, journalist[8]

References

  1. Google
  2. Amahlongwa Geoview
  3. Census 2011 Statistics South Africa
  4. Census 2011 Statistics South Africa
  5. Census 2011 Statistics South Africa
  6. Black mamba arrives at KZN school news24.com
  7. Black mamba arrives at KZN school news24.com
  8. Al Jazeera


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