▁and ▁although ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁asp ir ations ▁of ▁the ▁community , ▁it ▁has ▁recogn ised ▁them ▁as ▁legit imate . ▁ ▁The ▁small ▁community ▁has ▁a ▁radio ▁station ▁and ▁its ▁own ▁currency , ▁the ▁O ra . ▁The ▁Seattle ▁Times ▁reported ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 , 6 0 0 ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁More ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁business es ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁O ran ia ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁unusual ▁nature , ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁often ▁visited ▁by ▁journal ists ▁and ▁document ary - m akers . ▁ ▁Ide ology ▁and ▁purpose ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁its ▁found ers , ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁O ran ia ▁is ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁town ▁where ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁Af rik an erd om ' s ▁cultural ▁her itage ▁is ▁strictly ▁observed ▁and ▁Af rik an er ▁self wer ks a am heid ▁(" self ▁reli ance ") ▁is ▁an ▁actual ▁practice , ▁not ▁just ▁an ▁idea . ▁All ▁jobs , ▁from ▁management ▁to ▁manual ▁labour , ▁are ▁filled ▁only ▁by ▁Af rik an ers ; ▁non - A f rik an er ▁workers ▁are ▁not ▁permitted ▁to ▁work ▁unless ▁they ▁have ▁skills ▁no ▁resident ▁has . ▁ ▁New com ers ▁often ▁say ▁their ▁desire ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁violent ▁crime ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁motiv ated ▁their ▁decision ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁O ran ia , ▁and ▁many ▁had ▁been ▁vict ims ▁of ▁cr imes ▁before , ▁while