Hawston

Hawston
Hawston is located in Western Cape
Hawston
Hawston
Hawston is located in South Africa
Hawston
Hawston
Hawston is located in Africa
Hawston
Hawston
Coordinates: 34°23′S 19°08′E / 34.383°S 19.133°E / -34.383; 19.133
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictOverberg
MunicipalityOverstrand
Area
 • Total4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total8,214
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African1.2%
 • Coloured96.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.4%
 • Other2.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans95.3%
 • English3.5%
 • Other1.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7202
PO box
7202
Area code021

Hawston is a village in the Western Cape, South Africa, It is a fishing village north-east of Mudge Point, 5 km north-west of Onrusrivier and 11 km from Hermanus. It is named after C.R. Haw, a civil commissioner of Caledon.[2]

Located in the Overstrand Local Municipality, about an hour from Cape Town, it is located between Fisherhaven and Vermont, Western Cape, and is close to Hermanus.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Hawston". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 201.
  3. ^ Hawston Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine WhaleRock.co.za