Williston, Northern Cape

Williston
Williston
Williston  Williston shown within Northern Cape
Coordinates: 31°21′S 20°55′E / 31.350°S 20.917°ECoordinates: 31°21′S 20°55′E / 31.350°S 20.917°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Namakwa
Municipality	Karoo Hoogland
• Councillor	(ANC)
Area[1]
• Total	77.95 km^2 (30.10 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	3,368
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	5.6%
• Coloured	83.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	9.4%
• Other	0.7%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	96.2%
• Xhosa	1.3%
• English	1.2%
• Other	1.3%
Postal code (street)	8920
PO box	8920
Area code	053

Williston is a town in Northern Cape, South Africa. Town 103 km north-east of Calvinia and 140 km south-west of Carnarvon.

History

Williston was originally known as Amandelboom (literally "almond tree") due to the presence of a large almond tree planted in 1768 by Johan Abraham Nel to honour his son's birth. By the time a station was founded at the site by Rhenish mission under Johann Heinrich Lutz in^[2] 1845 the tree had grown into a significant landmark in the dry and largely treeless area. A town grew around the station and it was declared a municipality in 1881. It was renamed in 1919 after Colonel Hampden Willis, Colonial Secretary in 1883.^[3][4]

Businesses

GerritVanWyk

Website

References

1. "Main Place Williston". Census 2011.
2. "Williston". Northern Cape Tourism Authority. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 475.
4. "Sutherland Karoo South Africa". Sutherland Information. Retrieved 2007-03-12.