(Encyclopedia) Alexander Bay, town, part of the Richtersveld local municipality, Northern Cape prov., NW South Africa, where the Orange River enters the Atlantic Ocean. Especially rich alluvial…
NumberPercentTotal population56,287100.0SEX AND AGEMale27,56649.0Female28,72151.0Under 5 years3,2165.75 to 9 years4,1417.410 to 14 years4,8518.615 to 19 years4,5928.220 to 24 years3,3395.925 to…
NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over43,044100.0In labor force28,40166.0Civilian labor force28,39566.0Employed26,78862.2Unemployed1,6073.7Percent of civilian labor force5.7…
NumberPercentTotal housing units17,958100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached12,60570.21-unit, attached2,50113.92 units760.43 or 4 units7474.25 to 9 units5693.210 to 19 units3592.020 or more…
NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school19,425100.0Nursery school, preschool8704.5Kindergarten8554.4Elementary school (grades 1-8)7,68039.5High school (…
(Encyclopedia) MirnyMirnymērˈnē [key], town, NE Siberian Russia, in Sakha Republic. Founded in 1956, when diamonds were discovered, Mirny grew rapidly and is now the center of the Russian diamond-…
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(Encyclopedia) KimberleyKimberleykĭmˈbərlē [key], city, now part and seat of Sol Plaatje local municipality, Northern Cape prov., South Africa. Since the 19th cent. the city has been primarily a…
(Encyclopedia) O'Brien, Fitz-James, 1828?–1862, Irish-American author and journalist, b. Ireland. He settled in New York in 1852. He is remembered for two of his short stories, “The Diamond Lens” and…
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