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Wellington, South Africa

Wellington, South Africa ranks 7,040th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fatfield, Azamgarh district, and Gainesville, Texas. Memorable people born in Wellington, South Africa include J. B. M. Hertzog, and Piet Retief. Memorable people who died in Wellington, South Africa include Andrew Murray. Wellington, South Africa has been the birth place of many politicians, and explorers and the death place of many writers. Wellington, South Africa is located in South Africa.

Wellington is a town in the Western Cape Winelands, a 45-minute drive from Cape Town, in South Africa with a population of approximately 62,000. Wellington's economy is centered on agriculture such as wine, table grapes, deciduous fruit, and a brandy industry. The town is located 75 km north-east of Cape Town, reached by the N1 motorway and R44. Due to the growth of the Vlakkeland and Mbekweni township south of the town, it now forms a de facto urban unit with Paarl, just 10 km to the south. Wellington now officially falls under the Drakenstein Local Municipality, which also covers Saron and Paarl. Read more on Wikipedia