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Coordinates: 30°02′02″S 30°48′54″E / 30.034°S 30.815°E / -30.034; 30.815
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Area
• Total	1.88 km (0.73 sq mi)
Population
• Total	770
• Density	410/km (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	99.9%
• White	0.1%
First languages (2011)
• Zulu	95.1%
• English	1.7%
• Xhosa	1.2%
• Other	2.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4110
PO box	4100

Adams Mission is a town in eThekwini in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The settlement is situated west of KwaMakhutha and Amanzimtoti and south of Durban.

History

Established in 1836 as a Medical mission, the settlement was destroyed by the Zulu king Dingaan, but rebuilt in 1839. Named after the American missionary Dr Newton Adams who arrived in Natal in 1835 and who played a prominent role in respect to this mission. The mission was operated by Dr. B.N. Bridgman until 1898, in Amanzimtoti, South Africa. Dr. James Bennett McCord took over leadership of the mission in 1899 and then 1902. The mission was noted to be far from the population of Durban by McCord.

The mission also built and operated Adams College. Adams College is an important educational institution. Adams College has educated multiple Presidents, Ministers and has had a Nobel Laureate on its staff. it has educated the likes of Robert Mugabe who later became the leader of Zanu PF as such this relationship between the mission and politics made it the Birth Place of the ANC.

References

1. ^ "Sub Place Adams Mission". Census 2011.
2. Taylor, James Dexter (1911). The American Board Mission In South Africa: A Sketch of Seventy-Five Years. J. Singleton.
3. Parle, Julie; Noble, Vanessa (2018). The People's Hospital. Natal Society Foundation. ISBN 978-0-9921766-9-3.
4. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 53.

v t e Communities of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
Seat: Durban
Cities and towns	Adams Mission Amanzimtoti Assagay Buffelsdraai Cato Ridge Chatsworth Chesterville Clermont Doonside Drummond Durban EkuPhakameni Hillcrest Illovo Illovo Beach Inanda Inchanga Karridene Kingsburgh KwaMashu La Mercy Lamontville Mapumulo Mariannhill Mount Edgecombe Mount Moreland Mpumalanga New Germany Ntuzuma Phoenix Pinetown Tongaat Umbogintwini Umbumbulu Umdloti Umgababa Umhlanga Umkomaas Verulam Warner Beach Winklespruit
Suburbs of Durban	Central Asherville Bellaire Berea The Bluff Cato Manor Essenwood Glenwood Greyville Kenville Mayville Montclair Morningside Mount Vernon Musgrave North Beach Overport Palmiet Prospecton Reservoir Hills Ridgeview Sherwood South Beach Stamford Hill Sydenham Umbilo uMkumbaan Wiggins Windermere Woodhaven Woodlands Yellowwood Park Northern Avoca Broadway Durban North KwaMashu La Lucia Mount Edgecombe Phoenix Sea Cow Lake Umgeni Park Western Botha's Hill Cowies Hill Gillitts Hillcrest Kloof New Germany Queensburgh Shallcross Westville Winston Park Southern Amanzimtoti Athlone Park Isipingo Lotus Park Umlazi

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