Lenasia

township, South Africa

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Lenasia is a township in South Africa, specifically an "Asiatic" township established in the 1950s. It was created to house Indian populations who were forcibly removed from the city center of Johannesburg. This action was part of the broader system of urban apartheid, where cities were divided by race. While the Group Areas Act was repealed in 1991, racial segregation in housing patterns, including in townships like Lenasia, largely persists.12

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…Filipinos, and Chinese) lives in Lenasia, a special “Asiatic” township built in the 1950s to accommodate Indians forcibly removed from the city centre. The balance of the city is occupied by whites.
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…Filipinos, and Chinese) lives in Lenasia, a special “Asiatic” township built in the 1950s to accommodate Indians forcibly removed from the city centre. The balance of the city is occupied by whites.
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