Hawston

Place in Western Cape, South Africa
34°23′S 19°08′E / 34.383°S 19.133°E / -34.383; 19.133CountrySouth AfricaProvinceWestern CapeDistrictOverbergMunicipalityOverstrandArea
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 • Total4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total8,214 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African1.2% • Coloured96.0% • Indian/Asian0.2% • White0.4% • Other2.3%First languages (2011)
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 • 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]

References

  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