Whites, Free State

Place in Free State, South Africa
28°S 27°E / 28°S 27°E / -28; 27CountrySouth AfricaProvinceFree StateDistrictLejweleputswaMunicipalityMatjhabengArea • Total3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total366 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African95.9% • Coloured3.0% • Indian/Asian0.3% • White0.8%First languages (2011) • Sotho84.4% • Afrikaans4.6% • Sign language4.4% • Xhosa4.1% • Other2.5%Time zoneUTC+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.[2] The company is now owned by Lafarge as part of its South African division.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Whites". Census 2011.
  2. ^ John Brett Cohen (1984). Industrial South Africa: the great achievement. Industrial Pub. Corp. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-620-06596-2.
  3. ^ "Lafarge Lichtenburg Cement Works" (PDF). Lafarge. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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Municipalities and communities of Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Free State
District seat: Welkom
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Lejweleputswa District within South Africa
Lejweleputswa District within South Africa
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