| Oviston | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -30.683°N 25.766°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Joe Gqabi |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Walter Sisulu |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.15 |
| Elevation M: | 1300 |
| Population Total: | 636 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 14.6% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 46.7% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 38.7% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 72.8% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 15.6% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 7.6% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.2% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1.9% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 9798 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Oviston is a settlement in Walter Sisulu Local Municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Township 8 km north of Venterstad, on the southern bank of the Gariep Dam. It was established in 1964-65 to accommodate workers on the Orange-Fish River Tunnel. The name is derived from the Afrikaans Oranje-Vis-tonnel, ‘Orange-Fish Tunnel’, near the entrance to which it is situated.[2]