Hobhouse, South Africa
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hobhouse
| image_skyline = Graham Maclachlan - Hobhouse NG Kerk.jpg
| image_caption = Hobhouse, Dutch Reformed Church
| pushpin_map = South Africa Free State#South Africa
| coordinates = {{coord|29|31|41|S|27|08|29|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = South Africa
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Free State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Thabo Mofutsanyane
| subdivision_type3 = Municipality
| subdivision_name3 = Mantsopa
| subdivision_type4 = Main Place
| established_title = Established
| leader_title = Councillor
| area_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/474010|title = Census 2011: Main Place: Hobhouse}}
| area_total_km2 = 12.6
| population_total = 244
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)
| demographics1_title1 = White
| demographics1_info1 = 44.67%
| demographics1_title2 = Black African
| demographics1_info2 = 42.62%
| demographics1_title3 = Coloured
| demographics1_info3 = 8.61%
| demographics1_title4 = Indian/Asian
| demographics1_info4 = 2.87%
| demographics1_title5 = Other
| demographics1_info5 = 1.23%
| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)
| demographics2_title1 = Afrikaans
| demographics2_info1 = 43.44%
| demographics2_title2 = Sotho
| demographics2_info2 = 38.11%
| demographics2_title3 = English
| demographics2_info3 = 14.34%
| demographics2_title4 = Other
| demographics2_info4 = 3.69%
| timezone1 = SAST
| utc_offset1 = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)
| postal_code = 9740
| postal2_code_type = PO box
| postal2_code = 9740
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 051
}}
Hobhouse is a small farming and homesteading town in the Free State province of South Africa. Maize, wheat, and livestock are produced here.
Background
The town lies 32 km north-east of Wepener and 51 km south-west of Ladybrand, near the Lesotho border. It was laid out on the farm Poortjie in 1912 and attained municipal status in 1913. It is named after Emily Hobhouse (1860-1926), author and philanthropist who brought to public notice abuses in concentration camps during the Anglo-Boer War.{{cite web |title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain) |url=https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames |publisher=Human Science Research Council |page=212}}
References
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{{Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality}}
Category:Populated places in the Mantsopa Local Municipality
Category:Populated places established in 1912
Category:1912 establishments in South Africa
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