Leratswana is a small township in the
Free State province of
South Africa
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, adjacent to
Arlington. Arlington was established as an important
railway
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link between
Lindley and
Senekal
Senekal is a town situated on the banks of the Sand River in the eastern part of the Free State province of South Africa. It was named after Commandant FP Senekal. It is the second largest town in Setsoto Municipality after Ficksburg, the lar ...
.
Geography and Layout
Leratswana (like all Free State towns) features a racial segregated geography due to the policies of
Apartheid
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. 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
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
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.
Road
Leratswana lies on the
R707, which separates Arlington from Leratswana. This road connects the towns of
Lindley and
Senekal
Senekal is a town situated on the banks of the Sand River in the eastern part of the Free State province of South Africa. It was named after Commandant FP Senekal. It is the second largest town in Setsoto Municipality after Ficksburg, the lar ...
.
See also
*
Arlington
References
Populated places in the Nketoana Local Municipality
Townships in the Free State (South African province)
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