| Debe Nek | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -32.836°N 27.154°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Amathole |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Amahlathi |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.74 |
| Population Total: | 42 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 90.5% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 9.5% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 90.2% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 4.9% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 4.9% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 5604 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 5604 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Debe Nek is a town in Amahlathi Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Debe Nek's location is 19 km northwest of King William's Town and 38 km east of Alice. Debe Nek takes its name from the Debe (Khoekhoen for 'brackish') River, from the defile ('nek') through which the Debe River flows. This was the site of the Battle of Amalinda between Ndlambe and Gaika in 1818. Presently, it functions as a health resort. The area is found in the Middledrift Road near Dimbaza[2]