Paarl is a town with 294,457 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington. Denneburg is situated 5 km southwest of Parys.

Paarl

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Paarl is the third-oldest town in South Africa and is approximately 60 km to the north-west of Cape Town. It is famous for having one of the world's largest rock outcrops.

Wellington

Town

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Wellington is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa with a population of approximately 62,000. Wellington's economy is centered on products of agriculture such as deciduous fruit, table grapes, wine and brandy. Wellington is situated 8 km north of Parys.

Parys

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.70815° or 33° 42′ 29″ south

Longitude

19.03208° or 19° 1′ 56″ east

Elevation

182 metres (597 feet)

Open location code

4FRX72RJ+PR

GeoNames ID

3363010

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