Weenen
Weenen | |
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Weenen Weenen | |
| Coordinates: 28°51′14″S 30°4′21″E / 28.85389°S 30.07250°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | uThukela |
| Municipality | Inkosi Langalibalele |
| Established | 1839 |
| Area | |
• Total | 71.98 km2 (27.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,126 |
| • Density | 43.43/km2 (112.5/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 |
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.