Bellville, South Africa

Bellville
From top, an areal view of Bellville CBD with Kogelberg Mountains and False Bay in distance. Bottom left, Bellville town center and TV tower as seen from Tielman Marais Park. Bottom right, University of the Western Cape Community and Health Sciences faculty at its Bellville campus.
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Coordinates: 33°54′00″S 18°38′00″E / 33.90000°S 18.63333°E / -33.90000; 18.63333
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Established	1861
Area [1]
• Total	52.39 km2 (20.23 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	112,507
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	15.7%
• Coloured	29.4%
• Indian/Asian	1.5%
• White	50.3%
• Others	3.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	65.4%
• English	25.2%
• Xhosa	2.5%
• Others	7.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7530
PO box	7535
Area code	021

Bellville is a town and former independent city that is now incorporated into the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The town is an industrial and commercial node, a university town, and a major transportation hub within the Greater Cape Town metropolitan area.

The residential suburb of Bellville lies approximately 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) north-east of Cape Town and 38 kilometres (23.6 mi) south-west of Paarl set amongst the Tygerberg Hills with views over the Cape Fold Mountains. Vehicle registrations in Bellville start with CY which also covers the Tygerberg areas of Durbanville, Parow and Goodwood.