Kuils River
Kuils River | |
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Dutch Reformed Church, Kuilsrivier | |
| Coordinates: 33°56′29″S 18°42′24″E / 33.9414°S 18.7066°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Established | 1898 |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.86 km2 (15.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 46,685 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 11.4% |
| • Coloured | 53.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • White | 32.6% |
| • Other | 1.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 60.2% |
| • English | 33.2% |
| • Xhosa | 3.2% |
| • Other | 3.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7580 |
| PO box | 7579 |
Kuils River (Afrikaans: Kuilsrivier) is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa, 25 km (15 miles) east of Cape Town and 20 km (12 miles) west of Stellenbosch at the gateway of the Cape Winelands. It is also the name of the main tributary of the Eerste River, and forms part of the Northern Suburbs zone of the City of Cape Town.