Ratanda

Ratanda
Ratanda  Ratanda shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 26°33′S 28°20′E / 26.550°S 28.333°E / -26.550; 28.333Coordinates: 26°33′S 28°20′E / 26.550°S 28.333°E / -26.550; 28.333
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
District	Sedibeng
Municipality	Lesedi
Area[1]
• Total	6.50 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	36,102
• Density	5,600/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	99.1%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Zulu	50.6%
• Sotho	35.5%
• Xhosa	5.0%
• English	1.5%
• Other	7.3%
Postal code (street)	1441
PO box	1443

Ratanda is a township south of Heidelberg in Gauteng, South Africa.

It was established in 1955. Ratanda was one of the first townships to be affected by unrest which broke out in 1984 on the highveld.

Ratanda has 23 different extensions, of which extension 1 is the higher class level and extension 7 being the lowest income housing. Ratanda is drevived from two Native African languages "Rata" meaning (SeSotho)= Love and "Thanda" (IsiZulu)= Love. Hence Ratanda, meaning a place of Love for the people for the locals who fell in love with the place after being forcefully removed from their original homes during apartheid by armed white minority groups which is called Heidelberg today.

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Sedibeng District Municipality, Gauteng District seat: Vereeniging Emfuleni Boipatong Bophelong Evaton Sebokeng Sharpeville Vanderbijlpark Vereeniging Three Rivers East Three Rivers Proper Lesedi Devon Heidelberg Ratanda Midvaal Henley on Klip Meyerton Randvaal Risiville Vaal Marina Walkerville