Eerste River

Eerste River is a town in the , and a suburb of the . It forms part of the Eastern Suburbs zone of the city situated behind the /Vlaeberg Hills on the eastern outskirts of the metropolitan area.
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  • Type: Town with 30,000 residents
  • Description: suburb of Cape Town, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Eerste River Village”, “Eerste River, Western Cape”, “Eerste Rivier”, and “Eersteriver”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Eersterivier Secondary School and IThemba LABS.

School
Eersteriver Secondary School is an Afrikaans-medium…

Research institute
iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences… is situated 2½ km south of Eerste River.

Recording studio
is a film and television studio in , . is situated 3½ km south of Eerste River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blue Downs and Mfuleni.

Town
Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the , .

Suburb
Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a relatively new township about 32 kilometres from central , . is situated 4 km west of Eerste River.

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is in .

Eerste River

Latitude
-34° or 34° south
Longitude
18.72167° or 18° 43′ 18″ east
Population
30,000
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Open location code
4FRW2P2C+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262719974
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3368156
Wiki­data ID
Q4854168
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Eerste River” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Eersterivier”
  • Cebuano: “Eersterivier”
  • Dutch: “Eerste Rivier”
  • French: “Eerste River”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Eerste River”
  • Pedi: “Eerste River, Cape Town”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Eerste”
  • Turkish: “Eerste Rivier”
  • Welsh: “Afon Eerste”
  • Xhosa: “Eerste River, Cape Town”
  • Zulu: “Eerste River, Cape Town”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Palm Park and Forest Village.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Eerste River Hospital and SA Post Office.

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Worth a closer look: Cape Town and Robben Island.

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