Kuils River | |
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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)[1] | |
• 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.[2] It is also the name of the main tributary of the Eerste River, and forms part of the Eastern Suburbs zone of the City of Cape Town.