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mining on the banks of the Groot Marico river as well as the majority of the farms surrounding the hamlet having sparked a successful regional petition against such development. In 2016 a new diamond prospecting application was initiated, bringing a new round of local community
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There is no other place I know that is so heavy with atmosphere, so strangely and darkly impregnated with that stuff of life that bears the authentic stamp of South Africa
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In 2010, the farms surrounding Groot Marico were among the last in South Africa to still be connected through party lines to a manual
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Groot Marico is the smallest town in South Africa that host an annual arts festival as well as a mountain bike race.
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The word "Marico" was made famous in South Africa by
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851:Skilpadshek
826:Leeufontein
811:Driefontein
806:Doornlaagte
783:Lichtenburg
768:Biesiesvlei
730:Ramatlabama
518:Census 2011
396:Description
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876:Categories
856:Supingstad
841:Pachsdraai
831:Lehurutshe
763:Bakerville
755:Ditsobotla
687:Sannieshof
672:Ganalaagte
599:North West
552:2016-01-14
493:References
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197:Population
158:North West
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116:25°35′17″S
821:Jacobsdal
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637:Setlagole
547:Netwerk24
329:Time zone
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378:N4 road
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358:Website
311:English
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289:Tswana
282:(2011)
247:Indian
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