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]

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 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	8,214
• Density	1,800/km2 (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

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]

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