Eerste Rivier, Cape Town
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Eerste Rivier is a suburb
of the city of Cape Town
, South Africa
. It forms part of the Oosterberg subregion of the city, situated behind the Stellenbosch/Vlae berg Hills on the Strand/Van Riebeeck Road. It is about 45 km from Cape Town CBD
and 8 km from Cape Town International Airport
on the N2 route.
Eerste Rivier started off as many different farms and expanded vastly after the 1980s. It is a diverse town; many of its almost 25,000 residents originally immigrated here from elsewhere. Among its beauty is the area called Penhill, hidden from the town and filled with nature.
Schools in Eerste Rivier include the Afrikaans-medium Eersterivier Secondary School
. Other schools in the area include Forest Heights Primary School, Palm Park Primary School, Stratford Primary School, Spurwing Primary School, Tuscany Glen Primary School, Melton Rose Primary School, Helderkruin Primary School, Tuscany High School, Forest Heights High School, and in the surrounding areas Kleinvlei High School and Malibu High School.
Delft, Blackheath, Wesbank and Brentwood Park used to be a part of the town, but as the towns grew, all were given their own municipalities.
Eerste Rivier is home to Teen Challenge International Western Cape centre, the only Teen Challenge centre in South Africa. Teen Challenge
is an evangelical Christian
recovery program network of Christian social and evangelizing work centers that ministers to addicted populations; it is known for its successful drug rehabilitation programme.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of the city of Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
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. It forms part of the Oosterberg subregion of the city, situated behind the Stellenbosch/Vlae berg Hills on the Strand/Van Riebeeck Road. It is about 45 km from Cape Town CBD
Central business district
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and 8 km from Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town International Airport is the primary airport serving the city of Cape Town, and is the second busiest airport in South Africa and third busiest in Africa. Located approximately from the city centre, the airport was opened in 1954 to replace Cape Town's previous airport in the suburb of...
on the N2 route.
Eerste Rivier started off as many different farms and expanded vastly after the 1980s. It is a diverse town; many of its almost 25,000 residents originally immigrated here from elsewhere. Among its beauty is the area called Penhill, hidden from the town and filled with nature.
Schools in Eerste Rivier include the Afrikaans-medium Eersterivier Secondary School
Eersterivier Secondary School
Eersteriver Secondary School is an Afrikaans-medium school in Eerste Rivier, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was established in 1995 and as of 2006 it had some 1,443 students and 43 educators . In 2006 the Western Cape Education Department designated it one of 10 "Arts and Culture focus...
. Other schools in the area include Forest Heights Primary School, Palm Park Primary School, Stratford Primary School, Spurwing Primary School, Tuscany Glen Primary School, Melton Rose Primary School, Helderkruin Primary School, Tuscany High School, Forest Heights High School, and in the surrounding areas Kleinvlei High School and Malibu High School.
Delft, Blackheath, Wesbank and Brentwood Park used to be a part of the town, but as the towns grew, all were given their own municipalities.
Eerste Rivier is home to Teen Challenge International Western Cape centre, the only Teen Challenge centre in South Africa. Teen Challenge
Teen Challenge
Teen Challenge is a Pentecostal Christian recovery program and a network of Christian social and evangelizing work centers. It is a 12-18 month program that serves drug addicts, alcoholics, gang members, prostitutes and people with other characteristics that the program considers to be...
is an evangelical Christian
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
recovery program network of Christian social and evangelizing work centers that ministers to addicted populations; it is known for its successful drug rehabilitation programme.