Established 1965 | Municipality Gariep Elevation 1,300 m (4,300 ft) | |
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Oviston is a settlement in Gariep in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Map of Oviston, Venterstad, 9798, South Africa
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.
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