History of Kuils River

Province:Western Cape
Coordinates: 33.9414°S 18.7066°E
Area: 39.86 km2
Municipality; City of Cape Town

Kuils River was originally called de Kuijlen or De Bos. It was a Dutch East India post which grew to be a small village during the 1700s. The name Kuils river comes from pools along the river. (Afrikaans/ Dutch for dams) In 1843 a Rhenish church was built in Sarepta and a road was built to the area in 1845. Nearly 20 years later in 1862, a railway station was built. A school and more residences were commissioned in 1898. Yet Kuils River only achieved municipal status in 1950.

The postcodes for kuils River are 7580 (streets) 7579 (boxes)

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Useful Numbers

• Police: 021 900 2800
• Municipality-021 400 2355
• Traffic department:021 815 3402
• Fire:021 815 3300
• Water:021 400 2355
• Electricity:021 400 2355
• Ambulance: 10177
• Post office;021 815 3300
• Closest hospital;Netcare Kuilsriver Hospital-021 900 6000
• Bardale community centre:  021 444 7493
• Blackheath community hall: 021 444 7493
• Sarepta Hall : 021 417 4912
• Kuils River Human Resources centre;021 417 4912
• Kuils River Resort Hall:021 444 7493
• Van Riebeeck community Hall : 021 417 4912
• Happy valley community hall:021 417 4912
• Library:021 900 3860
• Pharmacy;Essential Health-021 903 5114
• SPCA:Cape of Good Hope SPCA-021 700 4140
• Schools:
  Kuilsriver Primary School-021 905 0000
  De Kuilen High School-021 903 5121
  Kuils River Technical High School-021 906 0040
  Laerskool De Kuilen Primary-021 903 4160
  Young Eagles Christian Academy-021 903 6784
  Laerskool Mikro Primary School-021 903 2126
  Sarepta Primary School-021 903 5100
  Sarepta Secondary School-021 903 2179
  Kuilsriver Preprimary School-021 903 2647
  Good Hope High School-021 823 9000
  Hoërskool De Kuilen High School-021 903 5121
  Alta Du Toit School (special education)-Alta Du Toit School-021 903 4178
  De Kuilen Preprimary School-021 903 2647
  Irista Primary School-021 903 3987
  Kalkfontein Primary School-021 906 5330
  Good Hope Primary-081 423 0909
  Jan Kriel School (Special education school)-021 903 1108