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Hobeni
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The Ikhaya Loxolo compound in Hobeni district
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Hobeni
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Hobeni
Coordinates: 32°11′10″S28°52′48″E / 32.186°S 28.880°E / -32.186; 28.880 Coordinates: 32°11′10″S28°52′48″E / 32.186°S 28.880°E / -32.186; 28.880
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Amathole
Municipality Mbhashe
Area
[1]
  Total3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total232
  Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 97.8%
   White 2.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Xhosa 93.1%
   English 4.3%
   Afrikaans 1.3%
  Other1.3%
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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Hobeni". Census 2011.
  2. "'Home of Peace' Works to Save Mentally Ill in South Africa". Voice of America. Retrieved 28 August 2013.