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Weenen | |
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  Weenen  Weenen | |
| Coordinates: 28°51′00″S 30°04′00″E / 28.85000°S 30.06667°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 |
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.
- ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Weenen". Census 2011.