Boboyi

Boboyi, or Bhobhoyi, is a peri-urban settlement in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Port Shepstone and is named after the Boboyi River which runs through the area.^[2][3]

Boboyi
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Coordinates: 30°44′05″S 30°23′35″E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Ugu
Municipality	Ray Nkonyeni
Area [1]
• Total	3.56 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	6,915
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.0%
• Coloured	0.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Zulu	83.6%
• Xhosa	8.9%
• Ndebele	2.3%
• English	2.3%
• Other	2.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4240
PO box	4253

The area is surrounded by Murchison, Mobatsha and Merlewood and is situated along the N2 national road between Port Shepstone and eZinqoleni.

History

Boboyi along with its neighbour of Murchison were formed under the Nsimbini Tribal Authority which became part of the KwaZulu bantustan. The little homeland budget designated for development shows that there was very little service delivery in these area which is still prevalent till this day. Post-apartheid (from 1994), the village was included into the province of KwaZulu-Natal and in 2000 it was placed under the local governance of the Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality (now Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality) and Ugu District Municipality.