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441:Geography
398:eThekwini
333:Time zone
293:Afrikaans
171:eThekwini
1532:Category
1503:Isipingo
1486:Southern
1442:Gillitts
1396:La Lucia
1391:KwaMashu
1381:Broadway
1369:Northern
1325:Sydenham
1310:Sherwood
1285:Overport
1275:Musgrave
1255:Mayville
1250:Kenville
1240:Glenwood
1215:Bellaire
1156:Umkomaas
1151:Umhlanga
1146:Umgababa
1121:Pinetown
1081:Mapumulo
1071:La Mercy
1066:KwaMashu
1051:Inchanga
1016:Drummond
1011:Doonside
1006:Clermont
566:uMhlanga
490:dolphins
459:uMhlanga
455:La Mercy
394:uMhlanga
229:Coloured
157:Province
1425:Western
1406:Phoenix
1340:Wiggins
1290:Palmiet
1203:Central
1161:Verulam
1141:Umdloti
1126:Tongaat
1116:Phoenix
1111:Ntuzuma
981:Assagay
588:La Niña
570:Ballito
546:Verulam
463:Verulam
409:tobacco
363:Umdloti
359:eMdloti
282:English
147:Country
122:31°07′E
119:29°40′S
96:eMdloti
66:eMdloti
28:Umdloti
25:eMdloti
1513:Umlazi
1330:Umbilo
1195:Durban
1046:Inanda
1036:Illovo
1021:Durban
956:Durban
953:Seat:
554:Durban
390:Durban
275:(2011)
240:Indian
1452:Kloof
1376:Avoca
1220:Berea
695:(PDF)
536:Roads
338:UTC+2
315:Xhosa
297:14.3%
286:72.7%
259:76.7%
255:White
244:Asian
222:12.3%
198:1,778
886:2022
860:2022
835:2022
809:2022
784:2022
759:2022
733:2022
707:2022
678:2022
653:2022
568:and
556:and
508:The
405:Zulu
342:SAST
327:4.2%
319:1.7%
308:7.1%
304:Zulu
267:0.3%
248:8.5%
233:2.2%
177:Area
853:ECR
542:M27
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