Kuils River

Kuils River
Dutch Reformed Church, Kuilsrivier Dutch Reformed Church, Kuilsrivier
Kuils River  Kuils River shown within Western Cape
Location within Cape Town Kuils River
Coordinates:
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Established	{{#property:P571}}
Area
• Total	39.86 km2 (15.39 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	46,686
• 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%
Postal code (street)	7580
PO box	7579

Kuils River (Afrikaans: Kuilsrivier) is a town in the Western Cape province, South Africa 25 km east of Cape Town.

Originally named De Cuylen, 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.