| Hawston | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -34.3833°N 27°W |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Name2: | Overberg |
| Subdivision Name3: | Overstrand |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.65 |
| Population Total: | 8214 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 1.2% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 96.0% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 2.3% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 95.3% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 3.5% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 7202 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 7202 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 021 |
Hawston is a village in the Western Cape, South Africa, It is a fishing village north-east of Mudge Point, 5 km north-west of Onrusrivier and 11 km from Hermanus. It is named after C.R. Haw, a civil commissioner of Caledon.[2]
Located in the Overstrand Local Municipality, about an hour from Cape Town, it is located between Fisherhaven and Vermont, Western Cape, and is close to Hermanus.[3]