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1282:Paul Roux
1267:Bethlehem
1259:Dihlabeng
1227:Ficksburg
1074:Bethlehem
906:28 August
718:Dicynodon
633:Afrikaans
574:Transvaal
495:Area code
453:Time zone
424:Afrikaans
277:Dihlabeng
1450:Hobhouse
1437:Mantsopa
1297:Nketoana
1287:Rosendal
1232:Marquard
1222:Clocolan
1009:Archived
916:cite web
819:Archived
786:See also
764:Gondwana
679:Gondwana
645:Vaal Dam
580:leader,
472:(street)
371:Coloured
260:District
248:Province
1389:Tshiame
1379:Thibela
1363:Makwane
1358:Kestell
1315:Lindley
1272:Clarens
1237:Senekal
1214:Setsoto
1107:Clarens
1079:Kestell
1069:Senekal
1019:on the
859:"Eish!"
699:Lesotho
629:Lesotho
604:Tourism
590:Clarens
578:Basotho
548:History
522:Clarens
506:Clarens
413:English
236:Country
210:28°25′E
207:28°31′S
184:Clarens
154:Clarens
124:Clarens
36:Clarens
1427:Warden
1412:Zamani
1348:Bolata
1015:about
755:Africa
669:Large
561:each.
542:Durban
483:PO box
428:46.37%
417:44.02%
406:(2011)
382:Indian
364:34.09%
353:58.32%
1422:Vrede
1407:Memel
1384:Tseki
1325:Reitz
900:(PDF)
893:(PDF)
725:Eskom
710:Eskom
458:UTC+2
447:2.56%
439:7.05%
435:Sotho
398:0.27%
390:3.20%
386:Asian
375:4.13%
349:White
1006:Post
922:link
908:2017
701:and
639:and
616:The
510:town
488:9707
476:9707
462:SAST
308:Area
592:in
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499:058
329:751
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