diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/geos/__init__.py b/django/contrib/gis/geos/__init__.py
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+from geos import geomFromWKT, geomToWKT, geomFromHEX, geomToHEX
+
+def hex_to_wkt(hex):
+    "Converts EWKBHEX into WKT."
+    return geomToWKT(geomFromHEX(hex))
+
+def wkt_to_hex(wkt):
+    "Converts WKT into EWKBHEX."
+    return geomToHEX(geomFromWKT(wkt))
+
+def centroid(hex):
+    "Returns the centroid of the geometry (given in EWKBHEX)."
+    center = (geomFromHEX(hex)).getCentroid()
+    return geomToWKT(center)
+
+def area(hex):
+    "Returns the area of the geometry (given in EWKBHEX)."
+    return (geomFromHEX(hex)).area()
+