Weenen
Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Weenen (Dutch for "wept") is the second oldest European settlement in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated on the banks of the Bushman River. The farms around the town grow vegetables, lucerne, groundnuts, and citrus fruit.
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Weenen | |
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Coordinates: 28°51′00″S 30°04′00″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | uThukela |
Municipality | Inkosi Langalibalele |
Established | 1839[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 71.98 km2 (27.79 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 3,126 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 83.4% |
• Coloured | 2.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 6.4% |
• White | 7.0% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 80.4% |
• English | 11.6% |
• Afrikaans | 4.2% |
• S. Ndebele | 1.3% |
• Other | 2.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 3325 |
Area code | 036 |
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