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
Sunset over Ashton
Ashton
Ashton
Coordinates: 33°50′5″S 20°3′17″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictCape Winelands
MunicipalityLangeberg
Area
  Total23.5 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total13,325
  Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African40.9%
  Coloured53.4%
  Indian/Asian0.2%
  White5.0%
  Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans58.6%
  Xhosa35.7%
  English1.4%
  Sotho1.3%
  Other2.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
6715
PO box
6715
Area code023

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.
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