Ashton, Western Cape

Ashton
Sunset over Ashton
Ashton  Ashton shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 33°50′5″S 20°3′17″E / 33.83472°S 20.05472°E / -33.83472; 20.05472Coordinates: 33°50′5″S 20°3′17″E / 33.83472°S 20.05472°E / -33.83472; 20.05472
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Cape Winelands
Municipality	Langeberg
Area[1]
• Total	23.5 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	13,325
• Density	570/km2 (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%
Postal code (street)	6715
PO box	6715
Area code	023

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.

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. Named after the first station-master.^[2]

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape District seat: Stellenbosch Witzenberg Ceres Dwarsrivier Op-die-Berg Prince Alfred Hamlet Tulbagh Wolseley Drakenstein Gouda Paarl Saron Simondium Wellington Stellenbosch Franschhoek Jamestown Kayamandi Klapmuts Kylemore Languedoc Pniel Robertsvlei Rozendal Stellenbosch Wemmershoek Breede Valley De Doorns Rawsonville Touws River Worcester Langeberg Ashton Bonnievale McGregor Montagu Robertson