Muden, KwaZulu-Natal
Muden | |
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A peach orchard in Muden | |
Muden Muden | |
| Coordinates: 28°57′58″S 30°22′59″E / 28.966°S 30.383°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | uMzinyathi |
| Municipality | uMvoti |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.00 km2 (20.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,308 |
| • Density | 102.1/km2 (264.4/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 96.2% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 3251 |
| Area code | 033 |
Muden is a hamlet on the Mooi River, 24 km northwest of Greytown and 38 km south-east of Weenen. It was established by the missionary Reverend Heinrich Röttcher and named after Müden, a municipality in Hanover, Germany, where he was originally from.