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]

Muden
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Coordinates: 28.966°S 30.383°E / -28.966; 30.383
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	uMzinyathi
Municipality	uMvoti
Area [1]
• Total	52.00 km2 (20.08 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	5,308
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	98.6%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.9%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Zulu	96.2%
• English	1.3%
• Other	2.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	3251
Area code	033

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.

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