Oviston
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 Oviston
Oviston shown within Eastern Cape |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Municipality | Gariep |
| Established | {{#property:P571}} |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 636 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 14.6% |
| • Coloured | 46.7% |
| • White | 38.7% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Afrikaans | 72.8% |
| • English | 15.6% |
| • Xhosa | 7.6% |
| • Sotho | 2.2% |
| • Other | 1.9% |
| Postal code (street) | 9798 |
Oviston is a settlement in Gariep 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]
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Gariep Dam (town) 50 km | Springfontein 96 km | Bethulie 54 km | |
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| Middelburg 140 km | Venterstad 8 km Steynsburg 72 km |
Burgersdorp 72 km |
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Municipalities and communities of Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape
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District seat: Barkly East
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