Leratswana
Place in Free State, South Africa
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Leratswana is a small township in the Free State province of South Africa, adjacent to Arlington. Arlington was established as an important railway link between Lindley and Senekal.
Leratswana | |
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  Leratswana  Leratswana | |
| Coordinates: 28°02′S 27°51′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyana |
| Municipality | Nketoana |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,743 |
| • Density | 2,430/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 89.6% |
| • Sign language | 3.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.6% |
| • Zulu | 2.0% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9602 |
| PO box | 9602 |
Geography and Layout
Leratswana (like all Free State towns) features a racial segregated geography due to the policies of Apartheid. This can be seen by the fact that the white population live in the town of Arlington, while the non-white (almost exclusively black) community lives in the neighboring township of Leratswana, which is currently being greatly extended. Leratswana has by far a greater population than Arlington, and therefore if the two were part of a single town, it would have a black majority.
Although very few non-whites have moved into the actual town of 'Arlington', this remains minimal.
