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926:Valid votes
915:
910:
905:
898:
893:
888:
883:
605:
579:
565:
555:(pop. 948),
529:Port Nolloth
526:
495:
481:border with
479:Orange River
472:
451:Port Nolloth
448:
441:
422:
410:Orange River
403:
391:
387:South Africa
385:province of
362:
361:
139:Port Nolloth
107:South Africa
23:Richtersveld
1724:Sol Plaatje
1706:Kgatelopele
1701:Tsantsabane
1658:Thembelihle
1342:Spoegrivier
1317:Kamieskroon
1174:12 November
1145:12 November
1040:22 February
620:party lists
498:2011 census
377:within the
90: /
1729:Dikgatlong
1691:Kai ÇGarib
1663:Siyathemba
1643:Emthanjeni
1591:Kamiesberg
1509:Lekkersing
1476:Vioolsdrif
1393:Onseepkans
1365:Sutherland
1360:Fraserburg
1299:Kamiesberg
1016:References
561:Lekkersing
418:San people
191:Population
155:Government
1668:Siyancuma
1648:Kareeberg
1638:Umsobomvu
1586:Nama Khoi
1471:Steinkopf
1466:Springbok
1431:Goodhouse
1426:Concordia
1413:Nama Khoi
1370:Williston
1327:Koingnaas
1262:Brandvlei
1245:Springbok
586:Steinkopf
549:Grootderm
502:Afrikaans
461:Geography
425:Trekboere
414:Khoi Khoi
381:, in the
367:Afrikaans
337:Time zone
289:Afrikaans
1791:Category
1767:Gamagara
1739:Phokwane
1734:Magareng
1519:Sanddrif
1456:Nababeep
1451:Komaggas
1446:Kleinzee
1441:Henkries
1436:Grootmis
1403:Pofadder
1388:Aggeneys
1267:Calvinia
596:Politics
537:Sanddrif
514:Coloured
506:isiXhosa
475:Atlantic
236:Coloured
124:District
113:Province
1606:Khâi-Ma
1563:of the
1380:Khâi-Ma
1322:Karkams
614:in six
510:English
483:Namibia
429:basters
400:History
373:) is a
315:English
129:Namakwa
103:Country
78:17°00â˛E
75:28°45â˛S
1696:ÇKheis
1633:Ubuntu
1596:Hantam
1504:Kuboes
1307:Garies
1254:Hantam
1009:60.5%
1001:7,420
993:4,492
938:99.1%
670:Total
647:Seats
553:Kuboes
437:Kuboes
394:Kuboes
280:(2011)
249:Indian
214:(2011)
199:11,982
1461:Okiep
1398:Pella
1164:(PDF)
1135:(PDF)
978:8,921
973:4,436
968:4,485
957:0.9%
935:8,843
932:4,404
929:4,439
899:8,843
894:4,404
889:4,439
884:Total
721:28.4%
718:2,508
715:1,379
712:1,129
691:47.3%
688:4,182
685:2,116
682:2,066
658:Total
644:Votes
641:Party
616:wards
522:White
356:NC061
342:UTC+2
327:Other
302:Xhosa
294:87.0%
266:White
253:Asian
241:76.6%
228:13.1%
146:Wards
1176:2021
1147:2021
1089:2015
1067:2015
1042:2012
869:2.3%
839:3.8%
809:4.9%
781:5.9%
751:7.4%
667:List
664:Ward
655:List
652:Ward
626:the
582:R382
346:SAST
331:4.3%
320:2.6%
307:6.1%
271:8.5%
258:0.5%
178:Area
135:Seat
47:Seal
866:202
860:108
836:340
833:193
830:147
806:436
803:293
800:143
778:522
772:522
748:653
745:329
742:324
524:".
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951:32
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