Weenen

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Weenen
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Coordinates: 28°51′00″S 30°04′00″E / 28.85000°S 30.06667°E / -28.85000; 30.06667
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	uThukela
Municipality	Inkosi Langalibalele
Established	1839[1]
Area [2]
• Total	71.98 km2 (27.79 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	3,126
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	83.4%
• Coloured	2.8%
• Indian/Asian	6.4%
• White	7.0%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [2]
• 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.