Hobhouse, Free State

Hobhouse
Hobhouse, Dutch Reformed Church
Hobhouse  Hobhouse shown within Free State
Coordinates: 29°32′S 27°09′E / 29.533°S 27.150°ECoordinates: 29°32′S 27°09′E / 29.533°S 27.150°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Thabo Mofutsanyane
Municipality	Mantsopa
Established	1912
Area[1]
• Total	12.6 km^2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	3,980
• Density	320/km^2 (820/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	94.5%
• Coloured	2.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	2.8%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Sotho	91.7%
• Afrikaans	3.9%
• English	1.7%
• Sign language	1.4%
• Other	1.3%
Postal code (street)	9740
PO box	9740
Area code	051

Hobhouse is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa, named after welfare campaigner Emily Hobhouse. Maize, wheat, cheese and livestock are produced here.

Town 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. Named after Emily Hobhouse (1860-1926), author and philanthropist who brought to public notice abuses in concentration camps during the Anglo-Boer War.^[2]

References

1. Sum of the Main Places Dipelaneng and Hobhouse from Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 212.