Hobeni
Hobeni | |
|---|---|
The Ikhaya Loxolo compound in Hobeni district | |
Hobeni Hobeni | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′10″S 28°52′48″E / 32.186°S 28.880°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Municipality | Mbhashe |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 232 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.8% |
| • White | 2.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 93.1% |
| • English | 4.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.3% |
| • Other | 1.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Hobeni is a village in Mbhashe Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Ikhaya Loxolo, a community and farm for people with special needs, is located near the village.[2]
Notable people
- Donald Woods, journalist and anti-apartheid activist
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Hobeni". Census 2011.
- ^ "'Home of Peace' Works to Save Mentally Ill in South Africa". Voice of America. Retrieved 28 August 2013.