Kwangwanase

Manguzi kwaNgwanase
Manguzi Manguzi Manguzi  Manguzi shown within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 26°59′46″S 32°45′07″E / 26.996°S 32.752°ECoordinates: 26°59′46″S 32°45′07″E / 26.996°S 32.752°E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	uMkhanyakude
Municipality	uMhlabuyalingana
Main Place	Manguzi
Area[1]
• Total	5.64 km^2 (2.18 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	5,534
• Density	980/km^2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	98.2%
• Coloured	0.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	0.4%
• Other	0.8%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Zulu	90.8%
• English	4.2%
• Tsonga	1.4%
• Other	3.6%

Manguzi or kwaNgwanase (formerly Kosi Bay town)^[2] is a rural community in Umkhanyakude District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is located some 15 km south of the Mozambique-South Africa border, and is situated near Kosi Bay.

Communications

The Manguzi Wireless Internet is a project that provides Internet access, e-mail and learning resources to schools where no telecommunications infrastructure exists utilising a unique combination of radio and satellite broadcasting technologies.^[3]

Healthcare

Manguzi Hospital, founded by the Methodist Church in 1948, is a 280 bed District (level 1) hospital, managed by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health.^[4]

References

1. "Sub Place Manguzi". Census 2011.
2. Frommer's ShortCuts (2011-12-06). KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Frommer's ShortCuts. John Wiley & Sons. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-118-19142-2. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
3. Stockholm Challenge 2000 Winner
4. Manguzi Hospital