Bellville was originally called "12 Mile Stone", as it is located 20 km from Cape Town city centre. It was originally founded as a railway station on the line coming from Cape Town to Stellenbosch and The Strand. In 1861 it was renamed Bellville, after the surveyor general Charles Bell. The city is located in the northern suburbs of the greater Cape Town area. It is very central, situated close to the airport, various golf courses, wine routes and shopping complexes. The Karl Bremmer Hospital functioned as the Academic Hospital for the University of StellenboschMedical School and the new Tygerberg Hospital now houses the medical school. The University of the Western Cape is situated in Bellville too. City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population - Total (2004) - Density Ranked 100th 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Calling code 021 edit Cape Town (Afrikaans: Kaapstad /ˈkÉ‘ËpstÉ‘t... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Stellenbosch is the second oldest European settlement in South Africa after Cape Town, and is located in the Western Cape Province. ... Strand (usually refered to as The Strand- in Afrikaans as Strand or Die Strand), is a seaside resort town situated on the eastern edge of False Bay between Maccasser and Gordons Bay, about 50 km southeast of Cape Town, in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ... Painting of an account of the arrival of Jan van Riebeeck. ... Stellenbosch University is an internationally recognised university which is situated in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa. ... An image of a 1901 examination in the faculty of medicine. ... The University of the Western Cape is a university located in the Belville suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. ...
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