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Bellville is a large town in the Western Cape, South Africa, and is part of the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town. Having formerly been an independent city, it was later incorporated into the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. 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. The plates resulted in a local saying, "Come to Bellville and CY".