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230:Government
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500:Catalonia
496:Occitanie
457:Geography
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424:Els Plans
388:mattianam
376:La Maçana
304:Time zone
224:Xixerella
132:1°30′52″E
52:Casamanya
1108:. 2019.
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656:Vallnord
643:Vallnord
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561:Sanfonts
535:L'Aldosa
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203:L'Aldosa
179:Villages
170:Parishes
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1074:Heliand
798:Arinsal
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