Oviston

Oviston is a settlement in Walter Sisulu Local Municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Oviston
Oviston
Oviston
Coordinates: 30.683°S 25.766°E / -30.683; 25.766
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictJoe Gqabi
MunicipalityWalter Sisulu
Area
  Total4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi)
Elevation
1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total636
  Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African14.6%
  Coloured46.7%
  White38.7%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans72.8%
  English15.6%
  Xhosa7.6%
  Sotho2.2%
  Other1.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9798

Township 8 km north of Venterstad, on the southern bank of the Gariep Dam. It was established in 1964-65 to accommodate workers on the Orange-Fish River Tunnel. The name is derived from the Afrikaans Oranje-Vis-tonnel, ‘Orange-Fish Tunnel’, near the entrance to which it is situated.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Sub Place Oviston". Census 2011.
  2. Raper, Peter E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (2nd ed.). Johannesburg, South Africa: Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 356. ISBN 0947042067.
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