Whites

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Carel de Wet

South African physician, politician and ambassador (1924-2004)

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Danie G. Krige

1919-2013 South African mining engineer

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Ruben Kruger

South African rugby union footballer (1970–2010)

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Sandra Botha

South African politician, ambassador of South Africa to the Czech Republic

Bridget Motha

Association footballer

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Johann van der Sandt

South African academic

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Klaas Steytler

South African writer

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Christoffel Coetzee

South African writer

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Bongi Ndaba

South African producer and writer for television, as well as an actress and playwright

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Samuel Makoanyane

South-African artist

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Shadrack Kobedi

football player

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Jerry Phele

South African actor

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Yule Masiteng

actor

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Tumi Morake

South African actress

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Matshepo Maleme

South African actress and model

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Selloane Khalane

South African journalist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Free State

• Hennenman
  3 mi away
• Saaiplaas
  8.8 mi away
• Harmony
  9.2 mi away
• Woolaways
  9.9 mi away
• Ventersburg
  10.4 mi away
• Bronville
  10.5 mi away
• Virginia
  10.7 mi away
• Meloding
  11.2 mi away
• Merriespruit
  12.1 mi away
• Riebeeckstad
  12.5 mi away
• Kitty
  13.2 mi away
• Welkom
  15.7 mi away · pop. 64,130

Browse all places in Free State →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Whites

White racism

Joel Kovel · 1970

Declaration of Independence

United States · 1776

The White league conspiracy against free government

Hugh J. Campbell · 1875

Battlegrounds

H. R. McMaster · 2020

Into the Buzzsaw

Kristina Borjesson · 2002

Born again

Charles Colson · 1976

In Black and White

Wil Haygood · 2003

The petticoat affair

John F. Marszalek · 1997

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Nananthus vittatus

Nananthus vittatus

Seen 2026-03-19

Marsh Mongoose

Atilax paludinosus

Seen 2026-03-19

Serval

Leptailurus serval

Seen 2026-03-19

African Clawless Otter

Lutra capensis

Seen 2026-03-19

Cape Bulrush

Typha capensis

Seen 2026-03-19

Cow Tentfig

Ruschia hamata

Seen 2026-02-03

sand lily

Schizocarphus nervosus

Seen 2026-02-03

blue-eyed African daisy

Arctotis venusta

Seen 2026-02-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Whites, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.