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1394:Pringle Bay
1379:Onrusrivier
1344:Fisherhaven
1329:Betty's Bay
1002:Census 2011
921:, 3% spoke
901:", 30% as "
895:2011 census
875:Pringle Bay
811:Cape Colony
807:Samson Dyer
728:right whale
672:Gansbaai's
558:cage diving
510:cage diving
468:Postal code
242: /
1510:Genadendal
1477:Swellendam
1467:Stormsvlei
1439:Swellendam
1384:Papiesvlei
1339:De Kelders
1334:Birkenhead
1316:Overstrand
1289:Struisbaai
1249:Bredasdorp
1227:Bredasdorp
975:References
857:Government
819:fertiliser
756:indigenous
643:Birkenhead
629:Birkenhead
618:Birkenhead
578:De Kelders
574:Walker Bay
553:location.
308:Population
289:Overstrand
227:34°34′58″S
77:newspapers
66:"Gansbaai"
1495:Botrivier
1472:Suurbraak
1447:Barrydale
1429:Wolvengat
1374:Kleinmond
1369:Kleinbaai
1269:L'Agulhas
1163:7 January
1137:7 January
1111:7 January
1085:7 January
1059:7 January
929:Education
913:as their
911:Afrikaans
711:in 1963.
705:fish meal
690:lubricant
686:vitamin A
658:fisherman
606:trekboers
549:and as a
529:town and
493:Area code
451:Time zone
400:Afrikaans
230:19°21′8″E
107:June 2009
1550:Category
1505:Dennehof
1409:Stanford
1404:Sandbaai
1364:Hermanus
1354:Gansbaai
1284:Skipskop
1264:Klipdale
1244:Arniston
958:See also
903:Coloured
883:Hermanus
871:Overberg
666:Stanford
523:Gans Bay
515:Gansbaai
470:(street)
347:Coloured
279:Overberg
275:District
265:Province
204:Gansbaai
174:Gansbaai
136:Gansbaai
1520:Greyton
1515:Grabouw
1500:Caledon
1457:Infanta
1424:Vermont
1399:Rooiels
1359:Hawston
923:English
893:In the
873:, from
837:channel
758:forest
678:factory
674:economy
595:Bushman
568:History
531:tourist
527:fishing
525:) is a
422:English
255:Country
91:scholar
1462:Malgas
1279:Protem
1274:Napier
1023:"Home"
752:Forest
744:Fynbos
641:. The
481:PO box
393:(2011)
358:Indian
316:11,598
93:
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919:Xhosa
907:White
815:guano
664:from
662:dunes
639:Xhosa
635:fight
519:geese
456:UTC+2
433:Sotho
415:39.8%
411:Xhosa
404:53.2%
377:24.5%
373:White
362:Asian
351:29.7%
340:45.2%
98:JSTOR
84:books
1254:Elim
1165:2015
1139:2015
1113:2015
1087:2015
1061:2011
688:and
684:for
637:the
627:HMS
585:Khoi
486:7220
474:7220
460:SAST
445:1.9%
437:1.6%
426:3.5%
385:0.4%
366:0.3%
295:Area
70:news
877:to
497:028
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