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731:Turpin, Eric W (1964).
649:Sum of the Main Places
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610:Dambuza Primary School
606:Mtyhobo Primary School
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514:Lord Charles Somerset
174:33.59167°S 26.88750°E
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590:Stenden South Africa
292:Racial makeup (2011)
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1106:(Makhanda)
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1041:Coldstream
998:Oyster Bay
978:Humansdorp
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865:Petersburg
850:Kommadagga
830:(Gqeberha)
651:Nkwenkwezi
628:References
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165:26°53′15″E
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504:History
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