Oviston

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

Oviston
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Coordinates: 30.683°S 25.766°E / -30.683; 25.766
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Joe Gqabi
Municipality	Walter Sisulu
Area [1]
• Total	4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi)
Elevation	1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	636
• Density	153/km2 (397/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%
Time zone	UTC+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]

See also

• Oviston Nature Reserve