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    Piketberg (also sometimes spelt Piquetberg in the past) is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa, located about 80 km east of Saldanha Bay. The original...
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    The Piketberg Mountain Range is a mountain range located in the Swartland (Black land) region of the Western Cape in South Africa. The mountain range...
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  • Leucospermum profugum, the Piketberg pincushion, is a species of evergreen shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is an endangered species, only known from...
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    Piketberg Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the...
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    on the west coast of South Africa situated 43 kilometres north-west of Piketberg and 29km south of Redelinghuys. Established in 1906, it was named after...
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    R44 is a provincial route in Western Cape, South Africa that connects Piketberg with Kleinmond via Wellington, Stellenbosch, Somerset West and Strand...
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    in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It governs the towns of Piketberg (the seat of the municipal council), Velddrif and Porterville, as well...
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    located at the foot of the Olifants River Mountains, 27 km south-east of Piketberg and 155 km north-east of Cape Town. It is situated 140 km north of Cape...
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    Oudtshoorn: 68,093 Paarl: 136,121 Pearston: 4,983 Philipstown: 8,799 Piketberg: 34,152 Port Elizabeth: 670,653 Postmasburg: 54,790 Prieska: 19,185 Prince...
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  • Regional Route in South Africa that connects Vredenburg with the N7 between Piketberg and De Hoek. An east–west route, its western terminus is a four-way intersection...
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    Ixia dubia is an Ixia species found growing in granite slopes from Piketberg to Caldon, South Africa. "Ixia dubia in Tropicos". Media related to Ixia...
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    the west of the R366, the pass is used to give access to the top of the Piketberg mountain range where many fruit farms are located. The pass is two lanes...
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    language rights at Stellenbosch University. Born on 11 September 1988 in Piketberg, Schreiber grew up in Kleinzee, a small town in the Namakwa District of...
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    House of Assembly. He held that seat until 1938 when he became the MP for Piketberg. When the National Party came to power for the first time in 1924 under...
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    area between the towns of Malmesbury in the south, Darling in the west, Piketberg in the north, Moorreesburg in the middle and the Riebeek West and Riebeek...
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    of South Africa, where it occurs from the southern Richtersveld to the Piketberg Mountains and the southern Tankwa Karoo. It inhabits rock outcrops mountain...
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    in 1852 to South Africa, teacher and lecturer in Piketberg and Calvinia, married firstly in Piketberg, Cape Colony, on 10 April 1854 Maria Susanna Theron...
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  • Langebaan Langebaanweg Lutzville Malmesbury Moorreesburg Paternoster Piketberg Porterville Redelinghuys Riebeek-Kasteel Riebeek West Saldanha St Helena...
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  • connects Elands Bay in the north-west with the R365, and indirectly, Piketberg and the N7. Starting in Elands Bay it runs south-east along the north...
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    Josias De Kock Reynolds DA Bergrivier Local Municipality WC013 West Coast Piketberg 4,407 67,474 15.3 Ray van Rooy DA Bitou Local Municipality WC047 Garden...
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  • fynbos. The plant is endemic to the Western Cape where it occurs on the Piketberg and Onderboskloof in the Koue Bokkeveld. The shrub grows only 80 cm tall...
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    figured out how to acquire burgher rights and a ranch close to the present Piketberg, established the most incredible blended local area. Because of a common...
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    of the Chaguriqua tribe and "bastaards" (people of mixed origin) from Piketberg. Their two leaders Andries Waterboer and Adam Kok II later had a dispute...
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  • an Afrikaans poet. She was born on the Moravia missionary station near Piketberg, South Africa, and, after matriculating from Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool...
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    22.4 36.0 Bergrivier Local Municipality WC013 Western Cape West Coast Piketberg B3 (small towns) 4,407 2,738 67,474 15.3 24.6 Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality...
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    bypasses the town centre to the west and leads north towards Moorreesburg, Piketberg, Springbok and Namibia and south towards Cape Town. The N7 intersects...
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    Schuur, Helderberg, Maitland, Malmesbury, Namaqualand, Paarl, Parow, Piketberg, Pinelands, Sea Point, Simon's Town, Stellenbosch, Tygervallei, Vasco...
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    Western Cape where it occurs on the Bokkeveldeskarp, Gifberg, Cederberg, Piketberg, Olifantsrivier, Sandveld, Koue Bokkeveld, Hexrivierberge, Bonteberg as...
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    households. The village is situated on the R366 regional route between Piketberg and Elands Bay. It is served by a police station, a public library, a...
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    election to National Party. 4 Daniël François Malan (1874–1959) MP for Piketberg, Cape Province 4 June 1948 30 November 1954 6 years, 179 days 1948 (10th)...
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