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Hawston
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hawston |
| pushpin_map | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa#Africa |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | South Africa |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Western Cape |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Overberg |
| subdivision_type3 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name3 | Overstrand |
| subdivision_type4 | Main Place |
| established_title | Established |
| leader_title | Councillor |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 4.65 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 8214 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Racial makeup (2011) |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Black African |
| demographics1_info1 | 1.2% |
| demographics1_title2 | Coloured |
| demographics1_info2 | 96.0% |
| demographics1_title3 | Indian/Asian |
| demographics1_info3 | 0.2% |
| demographics1_title4 | White |
| demographics1_info4 | 0.4% |
| demographics1_title5 | Other |
| demographics1_info5 | 2.3% |
| demographics_type2 | First languages (2011) |
| demographics2_footnotes | |
| demographics2_title1 | Afrikaans |
| demographics2_info1 | 95.3% |
| demographics2_title2 | English |
| demographics2_info2 | 3.5% |
| demographics2_title5 | Other |
| demographics2_info5 | 1.2% |
| timezone1 | SAST |
| utc_offset1 | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code (street) |
| postal_code | 7202 |
| postal2_code_type | PO box |
| postal2_code | 7202 |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| 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.
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.
References
References
- "Main Place Hawston". Census 2011.
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council.
- [http://www.whalerock.co.za/hawston.html Hawston] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-06-19 WhaleRock.co.za)
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