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

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

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]

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References

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  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.