Muden, KwaZulu-Natal

Muden
Muden is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Muden
Muden
Muden is located in South Africa
Muden
Muden
Coordinates: 28°57′58″S 30°22′59″E / 28.966°S 30.383°E / -28.966; 30.383
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuMzinyathi
MunicipalityuMvoti
Area
[1]
 • Total
52.00 km2 (20.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
5,308
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African98.6%
 • Coloured0.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.9%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Zulu96.2%
 • English1.3%
 • Other2.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3251
Area code033

Muden is a township 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 [2] in Hanover, Germany, whence he came.[3]

Agriculture

An irrigation scheme in the area waters large citrus orchards. Muden also is the furthest east location where San rock art can be found.

Sources

  • Erasmus, B.P.J. (1995). Op Pad in Suid-Afrika. Jonathan Ball Uitgewers. ISBN 1-86842-026-4.
  • Rosenthal, Eric (1967). Ensiklopedie van Suidelike Afrika.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Muden". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Either Müden (Aller) or Müden (Örtze), which are near to each other and which both seem to have been within the Kingdom of Hanover when Röttcher was born.
  3. ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 322. Retrieved 28 August 2013.


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