[2] It is also the name of the main tributary of the Eerste River, and forms part of the Eastern Suburbs zone of the City of Cape Town.

The town takes its name from the nearby river, in which there are many pools, or kuile (Dutch for dams).

[3][4] Kuils River is a level two administrative region, and is close to Stellenbosch It is located near the intersection of the M12 and the R102.

[7] Kuils River is the birthplace of Herman Charles Bosman (3 February 1905); journalist, poet and author.

The town council assumed a coat of arms, designed by Ivan Mitford-Barberton, in 1955 and registered it with the Cape Provincial Administration in January 1956.