Hogsback | |
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Clockwise from Top: Hills near Hogsback, Snow in Hogsback, the Hogsback Pass, Menziesberg, lake in Hogsback. | |
Nickname: "Where the fairies live" | |
Coordinates: 32°35′53″S 26°56′17″E / 32.598°S 26.938°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Amathole |
Municipality | Raymond Mhlaba |
Area | |
• Total | 13.78 km2 (5.32 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,029 |
• Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 65.7% |
• Coloured | 2.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 30.5% |
• Other | 1.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 63.5% |
• English | 27.7% |
• Afrikaans | 6.0% |
• Other | 2.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 5721 |
Area code | 045 |
Website | http://www.hogsback.com/ |
Hogsback is a village in the Amathole Mountains in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.