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1597:Shallcross
1475:Windermere
1425:Prospecton
1360:Cato Manor
1340:Asherville
1323:Suburbs of
1231:Mpumalanga
1191:Kingsburgh
1126:Chatsworth
1121:Cato Ridge
878:References
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739:Prospecton
588:Chatsworth
568:King Shaka
450:S. Ndebele
325:Population
96:April 2008
66:newspapers
1602:Westville
1577:Hillcrest
1485:Woodlands
1480:Woodhaven
1465:uMkumbaan
1435:Ridgeview
1390:Montclair
1375:Greyville
1365:Essenwood
1355:The Bluff
1266:Umbumbulu
1186:Karridene
1161:Hillcrest
837:, Actress
819:(Actress)
767:(Actress)
765:Baby Cele
720:Umbumbulu
700:KwaDukuza
678:Transport
665:Education
634:schools,
632:secondary
612:Cape Town
574:Geography
558:Etymology
552:Katlehong
468:Time zone
306:eThekwini
1633:Isipingo
1616:Southern
1572:Gillitts
1526:La Lucia
1521:KwaMashu
1511:Broadway
1499:Northern
1455:Sydenham
1440:Sherwood
1415:Overport
1405:Musgrave
1385:Mayville
1380:Kenville
1370:Glenwood
1345:Bellaire
1286:Umkomaas
1281:Umhlanga
1276:Umgababa
1251:Pinetown
1211:Mapumulo
1201:La Mercy
1196:KwaMashu
1181:Inchanga
1146:Drummond
1141:Doonside
1136:Clermont
849:(Author)
735:Isipingo
706:and the
689:freeways
600:Isipingo
525:township
487:(street)
364:Coloured
289:Province
55:"Umlazi"
1555:Western
1536:Phoenix
1470:Wiggins
1420:Palmiet
1333:Central
1291:Verulam
1271:Umdloti
1256:Tongaat
1246:Phoenix
1241:Ntuzuma
1111:Assagay
855:(Actor)
771:Big Nuz
747:Folweni
628:primary
548:Tembisa
509:Website
439:English
333:404,811
277:Country
251:30°53′E
248:29°58′S
80:scholar
1643:Umlazi
1460:Umbilo
1325:Durban
1176:Inanda
1166:Illovo
1151:Durban
1086:Durban
1083:Seat:
975:2 July
731:Durban
712:Durban
622:, and
620:Durban
592:Mobeni
580:Durban
544:Soweto
533:Durban
521:Umlazi
498:PO box
410:(2011)
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225:Umlazi
195:Umlazi
165:Umlazi
139:Umlazi
127:Umlazi
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1582:Kloof
1506:Avoca
1350:Berea
683:Roads
523:is a
473:UTC+2
428:Xhosa
421:91.4%
390:White
379:Asian
357:99.4%
87:JSTOR
73:books
1002:2019
977:2016
954:2022
929:2018
737:and
727:R102
630:and
598:and
564:Zulu
550:and
503:4031
491:4066
477:SAST
462:2.3%
454:1.2%
443:2.3%
432:3.0%
417:Zulu
402:0.1%
394:0.1%
383:0.2%
368:0.1%
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