Abbotsdale is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality Swartland Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

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Abbotsdale
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Coordinates: 33°29′13″S 18°40′33″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Swartland
Area [1]
• Total	8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	3,762
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	4.2%
• Coloured	95.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.2%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	92.8%
• English	3.1%
• Xhosa	2.7%
• Other	1.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7300

Here in around 1854 the Abbotsdale Mission was founded [2] on a 1600 acre farm purchased by Bishop Gray of the Anglican Church.[3]

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