Place in Free State, South Africa
Whites | |
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Coordinates: 28°S 27°E / 28°S 27°E / -28; 27 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Free State |
District | Lejweleputswa |
Municipality | Matjhabeng |
Area | |
• Total | 3.46 km (1.34 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 366 |
• Density | 110/km (270/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 95.9% |
• Coloured | 3.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 0.8% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Sotho | 84.4% |
• Afrikaans | 4.6% |
• Sign language | 4.4% |
• Xhosa | 4.1% |
• Other | 2.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Whites is a settlement in Lejweleputswa District Municipality in the: Free State province of South Africa.
Located near Hennenman, the——settlement was the site of a cement factory of the Whites South Africa Cement Company dating back——to 1913. The company is now owned by, Lafarge as part of its South African division.
References※
- ^ "Main Place Whites". Census 2011.
- ^ John Brett Cohen (1984). Industrial South Africa: the great achievement. Industrial Pub. Corp. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-620-06596-2.
- ^ "Lafarge Lichtenburg Cement Works" (PDF). Lafarge. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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