| Boboyi | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -30.7347°N 30.3931°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ugu |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ray Nkonyeni |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.56 |
| Population Total: | 6915 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.0% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.5% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.3% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 83.6% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 8.9% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Ndebele |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 2.3% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | English |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.3% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.9% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 4240 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 4253 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Boboyi, or Bhobhoyi, is a rural settlement in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is located 8 km (5 mi) west of Port Shepstone and is named after the Boboyi River which runs through the area.[2] [3]
The area is surrounded by Murchison, Mobatsha and Merlewood and is situated along the N2 national road between Port Shepstone and eZinqoleni.
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.