Swellendam Local Municipality

Swellendam Municipality is a local municipality located within the , in the province of . As of 2022, it had a population of 47,114. Its municipality code is WC034.
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  • Type: Residential area
  • Description: local municipality in the Western Cape, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Swellendam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Drostdy Museum.

Museum
is located in , . The building was built in 1747 by the Dutch East India Company as a residence for the Magistrate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swellendam.

Photo: A3alb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is in the region. It's one of the oldest European settlements in South Africa. The town has over 50 provincial heritage sites, most of them buildings of Cape Dutch architecture.

Swellendam Local Municipality

Latitude
-34.0247° or 34° 1′ 29″ south
Longitude
20.4434° or 20° 26′ 36″ east
Population
22,800
Elevation
112 metres (367 feet)
Open location code
4GQ2XCGV+49
Open­Street­Map ID
way 177153631
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
8347629
Wiki­data ID
Q1632782
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Swellendam Local Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Swellendam Plaaslike Munisipaliteit”
  • Bulgarian: “Свелендам”
  • Cebuano: “Swellendam”
  • Chinese: “斯韋倫丹地方自治市”
  • Dutch: “Swellendam”
  • French: “municipalité locale de Swellendam”
  • French: “Swellendam”
  • German: “Swellendam Local Municipality”
  • German: “Swellendam”
  • Hebrew: “סוולנדאם”
  • Italian: “Municipalità locale di Swellendam”
  • Novial: “Swellendam Komunie, Sud Afrika”
  • Pedi: “Swellendam Mmusogae”
  • Polish: “Swellendam”
  • Spanish: “Municipalidad Local de Swellendam”
  • Spanish: “Municipio local de Swellendam”
  • Urdu: “سویلینڈم لوکل میونسپلٹی”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Lleol Swellendam”
  • Welsh: “Swellendam”
  • Zulu: “Swellendam Local Municipality”

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