Oviston

Oviston
Oviston is located in Eastern Cape
Oviston
Oviston
Oviston is located in South Africa
Oviston
Oviston
Coordinates: 30°40′59″S 25°45′58″E / 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

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]

  1. ^ a b c d "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.