Oviston

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa

30°40′59″S 25°45′58″E / 30.683°S 25.766°E / -30.683; 25.766CountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeDistrictJoe GqabiMunicipalityWalter SisuluArea

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• 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)

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• Black African14.6% • Coloured46.7% • White38.7%First languages (2011)

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• Afrikaans72.8% • English15.6% • Xhosa7.6% • Sotho2.2% • Other1.9%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)

9798

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

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]

References

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