Whites, Free State

Whites is a settlement in Lejweleputswa District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.

Whites
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Coordinates: 28°S 27°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Free State
District	Lejweleputswa
Municipality	Matjhabeng
Area [1]
• Total	3.46 km^2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	366
• Density	110/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	95.9%
• Coloured	3.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	0.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Sotho	84.4%
• Afrikaans	4.6%
• Sign language	4.4%
• Xhosa	4.1%
• Other	2.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

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. "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.