Swellendam

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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.
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Coordinates: 34°01′23″S 20°26′24″E / 34.02306°S 20.44000°E / -34.02306; 20.44000
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Overberg
Municipality	Swellendam
Established	1745[1]
Named for	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 (Afrikaans: ['swæːləndam]) is the third oldest town^[3][4] in South Africa (after Cape Town and Stellenbosch), 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.