Swellendam

Summary

Swellendam is a town^[1]. Swellendam ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Swellendam is located in Swellendam Local Municipality^[3].
• Swellendam is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Swellendam's image is recorded as Swellendam view.jpg^[5].
• Swellendam's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Swellendam's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123257335^[7].
• Swellendam's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88081013^[8].
• Swellendam's postal code is recorded as 6740^[9].
• Swellendam's postal code is recorded as 6740^[10].
• Swellendam's Commons category is recorded as Swellendam^[11].
• Swellendam's local dialing code is recorded as 028^[12].
• +1746-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Swellendam^[13].
• Swellendam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -34.023055555556, 'lon': 20.44}^[14].
• Swellendam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05lkmv^[15].
• Swellendam's official website is recorded as https://www.swellenmun.co.za/^[16].
• Swellendam's page banner is recorded as Swellendam Western Cape Wikivoyage banner.jpg^[17].
• Swellendam's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Africa/South_Africa/Western_Cape/Swellendam/^[18].
• Swellendam's population is recorded as {'amount': '+17537'}^[19].
• Swellendam's WOEID is recorded as 1587929^[20].
• Swellendam's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Swellendam's capital of is recorded as Swellendam Local Municipality^[22].
• Swellendam's capital of is recorded as Republic of Swellendam^[23].
• Swellendam's GeoNames ID is recorded as 950709^[24].
• Swellendam's UN/LOCODE is recorded as ZASWE^[25].
• Swellendam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+128'}^[26].
• Swellendam's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -1289176^[27].

Body

Geography

Swellendam is in the country of South Africa^[4]. Swellendam is located in Swellendam Local Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Swellendam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+128'}^[26]. Swellendam's population is recorded as {'amount': '+17537'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Swellendam's instance of is recorded as town^[6].

History and Context

+1746-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Swellendam^[13].

Why It Matters

Swellendam ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).^[2] Swellendam has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]