Hawston

Hawston
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Coordinates: 34°23′S 19°08′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Overberg
Municipality	Overstrand
Area [1]
• Total	4.65 km^2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	8,214
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	1.2%
• Coloured	96.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.4%
• Other	2.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	95.3%
• English	3.5%
• Other	1.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7202
PO box	7202
Area code	021

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. "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