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Place in Western Cape, South Africa
Swellendam
From the top, Swellendam with the Clock Peaks (1710m) of the Langeberg in the background. Middle left, Dutch Reformed Church. Middle right, a historic Cape Georgian style home. Bottom left, Old Drostdy historic home and a good example of the Cape Dutch architectural style in the area. Bottom right, the restored historical village area of Swellendam.
Hendrik Swellengrebel and his wife, Helena Ten Damme
Area
[2]
• Total
19.68 km2 (7.60 sq mi)
Population
(2011)[2]
• Total
4,676
• Density
240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
• White
69.31%
• Coloured
22.54%
• Black African
6.67%
• Indian/Asian
0.34%
• Other
1.13%
First languages (2011)
[2]
• Afrikaans
82.84%
• English
13.77%
• Xhosa
0.88%
• Sotho
0.31%
• Other
2.2%
Time zone
UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
6740
PO box
6740
Area code
028
Swellendam is the fourth oldest town[3][4] in South Africa (after Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Simon's Town, and Paarl), a town with 17,537 inhabitants situated in the Western Cape province. The town has over 50 provincial heritage sites, most of them buildings of Cape Dutch architecture. Swellendam is situated on the N2, approximately 220 km (140 miles) from both Cape Town and George.
^Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
^ abcd"Sub-Place Swellendam". Census 2011.
^Floyd, TB (1960). "What are the Oldest Towns in South Africa?".
^"What are the Oldest Towns in South Africa?". 2003.
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