Kuils River - wikipedia Kuils River Kuilsrivier Dutch Reformed Church, Kuilsrivier Country South Africa Province Western Cape Municipality City of Cape Town Area Total 39.86 km ( 15.39 sq mi ) Population ( 2011 ) Total 46,686 Density 1,200 / km ( 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 % Postal code ( street ) 7580 PO box 7579 Kuils River ( Afrikaans : Kuilsrivier ) is a town in the Western Cape province, 25 km east of Cape Town. Originally named De Boss, Kuils River was a post of the Dutch East India Company. It developed into a village during the 18th century and attained municipal status in 1950. The town takes its name from the nearby river, in which there are many pools, or kuile. Kuils River is a level two administrative region, and is close to Cape Town 's wine routes. It is located near the intersection of the M12 and the R102. Kuils River is home to the Alta du Toit School for mentally handicapped children. and is the birthplace of Herman Charles Bosman ( 3 February 1905 ) ; journalist, poet and author. He is regarded as one of South Africa 's greatest writers ( in English ). Coat of arms Kuils River was a municipality from 1950 to 1996. The town council assumed a coat of arms, designed by Ivan Mitford - Barberton, in 1955 and registered it with the Cape Provincial Administration in January 1956. The shield was divided into three horizontal sections : ( 1 ) a running buck on a silver background, ( 2 ) a golden yoke on a red background, and ( 3 ) four silver and blue stripes with wavy edges. The crest was a bull 's head, and the motto Via trita via tuta. References ^ Jump up to : `` Main Place Kuilsrivier ''. Census 2011. Jump up ^ `` Dictionary of Southern African Place Names ( Public Domain ) ''. Human Science Research Council. p. 265. Jump up ^ Kuils River website Jump up ^ Kuils River Satellite Map Jump up ^ altadutoit.com Jump up ^ Herman Charles Bosman biography Jump up ^ Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette 2793 ( 13 January 1956 ). Communities of City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape Seat : Cape Town Cape Flats Athlone Crawford Gugulethu Hanover Park Heideveld Joe Slovo Kenwyn Lansdowne Manenberg Nyanga Ottery Philippi Rondebosch East Strandfontein Wetton Helderberg Faure Gordon 's Bay Lwandle Macassar Parel Vallei Sir Lowry 's Pass Village Somerset West Strand Mitchells Plain Khayelitsha Blue Downs Crossroads Eerste River Khayelitsha Kuils River Mfuleni Mitchell 's Plain QQ Section Northern Brackenfell Durbanville Fisantekraal Kensington Kraaifontein Panorama Philadelphia Wallacedene South Peninsula Bergvliet Bishopscourt Capri Village Claremont Clovelly Constantia Da Gama Park Diep River Fish Hoek Glencairn Grassy Park Harfield Village Heathfield Hout Bay Imizamo Yethu Kalk Bay Kenilworth Kommetjie Llandudno Lotus River Masiphumelele Meadowridge Mowbray Muizenberg Newlands Noordhoek Ocean View Plumstead Retreat Rondebosch Rosebank Scarborough Simon 's Town St James Southern Suburbs Steenberg Tokai Wynberg Table Bay Bakoven Bantry Bay Bo - Kaap Camps Bay Cape Town Clifton De Waterkant Devil 's Peak Estate District Six Epping Foreshore Fresnaye Gardens Goodwood Green Point Higgovale Langa Maitland Mouille Point Ndabeni Nomzamo Observatory Oranjezicht Pinelands Robben Island Salt River Schotsche Kloof Sea Point Tamboerskloof Thornton Three Anchor Bay University Estate Vredehoek Walmer Estate Woodstock Zonnebloem Tygerberg Belhar Bellville Bishop Lavis Bonteheuwel Bothasig Delft ( Blikkiesdorp ) Edgemead Elsie 's River Monte Vista Norwood Parow Richwood Tygerberg Blaauwberg Atlantis Bloubergstrand Century City Dunoon Joe Slovo Park Mamre Melkbosstrand Milnerton Parklands Table View Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kuils_River&oldid=799527108 '' Categories : Suburbs of Cape Town Talk About Wikipedia Afrikaans Français Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 8 September 2017, at 07 : 32. About Wikipedia

Question: how far is kuils river from cape town
Answer: 25 km