Ashton, Western Cape

Ashton is a small town in the Western Cape in South Africa. The town is situated in a luscious valley famous for its great wines and fruit.

Ashton
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Coordinates: 33°50′5″S 20°3′17″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Cape Winelands
Municipality	Langeberg
Area [1]
• Total	23.5 km^2 (9.1 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	13,325
• Density	570/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	40.9%
• Coloured	53.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	5.0%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	58.6%
• Xhosa	35.7%
• English	1.4%
• Sotho	1.3%
• Other	2.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6715
PO box	6715
Area code	023

Town at the foot of the Langeberg, 10km south-west of Montagu and 19km east-south-east of Robertson. It was established in 1897 on the farm Roodewal and attained municipal status in January 1956. The town was named after the first station-master.[2]

References

1. Sum of the Main Places Zolani and Ashton from Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 63.