Swellendam Local Municipality
Swellendam Municipality is a local municipality located within the Overberg District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2022, it had a population of 47,114. Its municipality code is WC034.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Drostdy Museum
Museum
Drostdy Museum is located in Swellendam, South Africa. 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.
Swellendam
Photo: A3alb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Swellendam is in the Western Cape 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
- Category: local municipality of South Africa
- Location: Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.0247° or 34° 1′ 29″ southLongitude
20.4434° or 20° 26′ 36″ eastPopulation
22,800Elevation
112 metres (367 feet)Open location code
4GQ2XCGV+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 177153631OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
8347629Wikidata 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”
- Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Lleol Swellendam”
- Welsh: “Swellendam”
- Zulu: “Swellendam Local Municipality”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Railton and Bontebok National Park Reception & Shop.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Swellendam Primary School and Dr Mary-Saskia Carpenter.
Overberg: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Swellendam, Hermanus, Agulhas National Park, and Bontebok National Park.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Swellendam Local Municipality”. Photo: Michael Denne, CC BY-SA 2.0.