Swellendam

Swellendam is in the Western Cape region. It's one of the oldest European settlements in South Africa. Wikivoyage

Population 17,537 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in South Africa

• 112PolicePolice
• 112AmbulanceAmbulance
• 112FireFire

Visas and entry What your passport needs for South Africa

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Fairy Sanctuary Attraction · 790 m
• Swellendam Milestone Attraction · 940 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Getting around

• Swellendam 1.8 km

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