Census Profile, 2016 Census
Cambridge, City [Census subdivision], Ontario and Waterloo, Regional municipality [Census division], Ontario
Characteristic |
Cambridge, CY Ontario [Census subdivision] |
Waterloo, RM Ontario [Census division] |
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Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
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Ethnic origin population![]() |
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Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 | 127,840 | 63,140 | 64,700 | 527,340 | 261,145 | 266,200 |
North American Aboriginal origins | 4,390 | 2,055 | 2,340 | 15,180 | 7,265 | 7,910 |
First Nations (North American Indian) | 3,420 | 1,610 | 1,810 | 11,600 | 5,505 | 6,095 |
Inuit | 170 | 60 | 105 | 395 | 195 | 195 |
Métis | 935 | 445 | 485 | 3,535 | 1,725 | 1,815 |
Other North American origins | 39,790 | 19,570 | 20,225 | 141,155 | 69,705 | 71,445 |
Acadian | 170 | 65 | 110 | 595 | 245 | 355 |
American | 1,380 | 690 | 695 | 6,020 | 3,005 | 3,015 |
Canadian | 38,515 | 18,925 | 19,590 | 136,160 | 67,225 | 68,935 |
New Brunswicker | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Newfoundlander | 630 | 305 | 325 | 1,250 | 635 | 615 |
Nova Scotian | 30 | 10 | 20 | 95 | 40 | 60 |
Ontarian | 10 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 35 | 25 |
Québécois | 35 | 30 | 0 | 150 | 85 | 65 |
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
European origins | 91,310 | 44,920 | 46,390 | 373,175 | 183,420 | 189,755 |
British Isles origins | 59,420 | 29,080 | 30,345 | 218,975 | 106,700 | 112,270 |
Channel Islander | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 0 |
Cornish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
English | 34,345 | 16,580 | 17,765 | 122,180 | 59,235 | 62,945 |
Irish | 23,865 | 11,565 | 12,300 | 90,820 | 42,850 | 47,970 |
Manx | 15 | 10 | 0 | 85 | 40 | 40 |
Scottish | 25,495 | 12,425 | 13,070 | 94,345 | 45,445 | 48,905 |
Welsh | 2,275 | 1,100 | 1,175 | 8,935 | 4,280 | 4,655 |
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 | 3,755 | 1,790 | 1,965 | 15,550 | 7,345 | 8,205 |
French origins | 11,790 | 5,730 | 6,055 | 47,480 | 22,810 | 24,670 |
Alsatian | 25 | 10 | 20 | 310 | 135 | 170 |
Breton | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Corsican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
French | 11,760 | 5,725 | 6,040 | 47,205 | 22,685 | 24,515 |
Western European origins (except French origins) | 23,685 | 11,405 | 12,285 | 143,645 | 70,355 | 73,285 |
Austrian | 730 | 370 | 360 | 4,365 | 2,150 | 2,215 |
Bavarian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Belgian | 510 | 275 | 230 | 1,980 | 980 | 1,005 |
Dutch | 6,035 | 2,955 | 3,085 | 26,125 | 12,780 | 13,345 |
Flemish | 35 | 15 | 15 | 210 | 110 | 100 |
Frisian | 15 | 0 | 10 | 95 | 50 | 45 |
German | 17,660 | 8,390 | 9,270 | 116,875 | 57,275 | 59,600 |
Luxembourger | 20 | 15 | 10 | 80 | 50 | 25 |
Swiss | 595 | 285 | 310 | 8,785 | 4,320 | 4,465 |
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) | 1,930 | 930 | 995 | 9,495 | 4,690 | 4,800 |
Danish | 405 | 190 | 220 | 2,130 | 1,015 | 1,115 |
Finnish | 365 | 205 | 160 | 1,860 | 935 | 920 |
Icelandic | 155 | 55 | 100 | 470 | 225 | 250 |
Norwegian | 440 | 215 | 220 | 2,420 | 1,225 | 1,195 |
Swedish | 520 | 225 | 295 | 2,510 | 1,200 | 1,315 |
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 | 135 | 75 | 60 | 675 | 390 | 285 |
Eastern European origins | 12,005 | 5,955 | 6,050 | 64,040 | 31,075 | 32,965 |
Bulgarian | 70 | 40 | 35 | 410 | 190 | 220 |
Byelorussian | 35 | 15 | 20 | 395 | 170 | 220 |
Czech | 545 | 235 | 310 | 2,490 | 1,210 | 1,275 |
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 | 100 | 45 | 55 | 600 | 245 | 355 |
Estonian | 140 | 70 | 70 | 535 | 265 | 270 |
Hungarian | 2,085 | 1,010 | 1,075 | 8,645 | 4,245 | 4,400 |
Latvian | 115 | 40 | 75 | 620 | 320 | 300 |
Lithuanian | 230 | 130 | 100 | 1,100 | 565 | 530 |
Moldovan | 20 | 0 | 15 | 130 | 45 | 80 |
Polish | 4,805 | 2,445 | 2,355 | 25,380 | 12,470 | 12,910 |
Romanian | 890 | 390 | 505 | 9,785 | 4,615 | 5,175 |
Russian | 1,080 | 500 | 580 | 7,010 | 3,325 | 3,685 |
Slovak | 315 | 175 | 140 | 2,085 | 1,040 | 1,045 |
Ukrainian | 2,920 | 1,440 | 1,475 | 13,220 | 6,370 | 6,850 |
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 | 65 | 45 | 25 | 195 | 100 | 95 |
Southern European origins | 20,820 | 10,330 | 10,490 | 65,105 | 32,840 | 32,265 |
Albanian | 30 | 15 | 10 | 1,195 | 650 | 540 |
Bosnian | 60 | 35 | 25 | 1,365 | 690 | 675 |
Catalan | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Croatian | 695 | 300 | 390 | 4,920 | 2,420 | 2,495 |
Cypriot | 35 | 10 | 20 | 640 | 325 | 320 |
Greek | 720 | 390 | 330 | 3,920 | 1,990 | 1,935 |
Italian | 5,540 | 2,840 | 2,700 | 18,830 | 9,695 | 9,140 |
Kosovar | 10 | 10 | 0 | 120 | 65 | 55 |
Macedonian | 260 | 90 | 170 | 870 | 370 | 505 |
Maltese | 245 | 115 | 125 | 775 | 400 | 375 |
Montenegrin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 80 | 100 |
Portuguese | 12,120 | 6,060 | 6,060 | 21,295 | 10,745 | 10,550 |
Serbian | 390 | 205 | 190 | 7,290 | 3,730 | 3,560 |
Sicilian | 15 | 10 | 10 | 130 | 90 | 45 |
Slovenian | 195 | 105 | 90 | 1,270 | 630 | 640 |
Spanish | 1,225 | 505 | 720 | 5,500 | 2,545 | 2,960 |
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 | 220 | 110 | 105 | 1,590 | 790 | 795 |
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
Other European origins | 605 | 330 | 275 | 2,320 | 1,165 | 1,155 |
Basque | 10 | 0 | 10 | 75 | 25 | 45 |
Jewish | 290 | 155 | 135 | 1,175 | 600 | 575 |
Roma (Gypsy) | 15 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 20 | 30 |
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 95 | 45 | 50 |
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 | 280 | 155 | 125 | 950 | 490 | 460 |
Caribbean origins | 2,890 | 1,450 | 1,440 | 9,870 | 4,990 | 4,880 |
Antiguan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 25 | 20 |
Bahamian | 25 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 15 | 35 |
Barbadian | 405 | 215 | 190 | 820 | 415 | 405 |
Bermudan | 15 | 10 | 10 | 125 | 50 | 80 |
Carib | 30 | 25 | 0 | 35 | 25 | 10 |
Cuban | 85 | 30 | 55 | 645 | 275 | 370 |
Dominican | 50 | 25 | 30 | 255 | 140 | 115 |
Grenadian | 80 | 40 | 45 | 195 | 100 | 95 |
Guadeloupean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Haitian | 30 | 15 | 10 | 105 | 55 | 55 |
Jamaican | 1,430 | 705 | 725 | 5,220 | 2,685 | 2,540 |
Kittitian/Nevisian | 25 | 15 | 10 | 70 | 40 | 30 |
Martinican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montserratan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
Puerto Rican | 25 | 0 | 20 | 65 | 30 | 35 |
St. Lucian | 35 | 15 | 15 | 130 | 70 | 60 |
Trinidadian/Tobagonian | 430 | 215 | 215 | 1,375 | 695 | 675 |
Vincentian/Grenadinian | 95 | 40 | 50 | 175 | 85 | 90 |
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 | 340 | 170 | 170 | 1,055 | 500 | 555 |
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 | 50 | 25 | 20 | 235 | 115 | 125 |
Latin, Central and South American origins | 2,815 | 1,335 | 1,485 | 13,805 | 6,615 | 7,190 |
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) | 130 | 60 | 65 | 380 | 180 | 200 |
Arawak | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Argentinian | 75 | 40 | 30 | 210 | 90 | 120 |
Belizean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bolivian | 25 | 0 | 20 | 45 | 10 | 35 |
Brazilian | 195 | 75 | 115 | 655 | 310 | 345 |
Chilean | 75 | 35 | 45 | 410 | 185 | 230 |
Colombian | 360 | 170 | 190 | 2,410 | 1,110 | 1,300 |
Costa Rican | 40 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 30 | 30 |
Ecuadorian | 95 | 60 | 30 | 265 | 135 | 125 |
Guatemalan | 95 | 50 | 50 | 640 | 310 | 330 |
Guyanese | 665 | 320 | 345 | 2,625 | 1,280 | 1,350 |
Hispanic | 75 | 40 | 35 | 335 | 170 | 165 |
Honduran | 20 | 10 | 15 | 140 | 85 | 55 |
Maya | 35 | 30 | 10 | 145 | 85 | 60 |
Mexican | 245 | 120 | 130 | 1,840 | 875 | 965 |
Nicaraguan | 105 | 45 | 55 | 620 | 330 | 290 |
Panamanian | 20 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 25 | 20 |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 30 |
Peruvian | 85 | 35 | 50 | 355 | 210 | 150 |
Salvadorean | 495 | 225 | 270 | 2,330 | 1,110 | 1,225 |
Uruguayan | 25 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 20 | 25 |
Venezuelan | 50 | 20 | 25 | 345 | 155 | 190 |
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 | 105 | 50 | 60 | 695 | 315 | 375 |
African origins | 1,765 | 835 | 930 | 12,840 | 6,575 | 6,270 |
Central and West African origins | 235 | 135 | 95 | 1,430 | 810 | 620 |
Akan | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Angolan | 20 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
Ashanti | 15 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Beninese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Burkinabe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cameroonian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 35 |
Chadian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Congolese | 15 | 10 | 10 | 185 | 100 | 85 |
Edo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Ewe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gabonese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gambian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Ghanaian | 30 | 20 | 10 | 220 | 105 | 120 |
Guinean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Ibo | 30 | 0 | 20 | 60 | 20 | 40 |
Ivorian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Liberian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 40 | 30 |
Malian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malinké | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nigerian | 145 | 80 | 70 | 595 | 355 | 235 |
Peulh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Senegalese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Sierra Leonean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 20 |
Togolese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wolof | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yoruba | 35 | 0 | 30 | 120 | 75 | 45 |
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 60 | 80 |
North African origins | 475 | 230 | 245 | 3,415 | 1,810 | 1,610 |
Algerian | 10 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 65 | 45 |
Berber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Coptic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 10 |
Dinka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Egyptian | 330 | 165 | 170 | 1,970 | 1,035 | 940 |
Libyan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 95 | 65 |
Maure | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Moroccan | 30 | 15 | 15 | 175 | 85 | 90 |
Sudanese | 110 | 45 | 70 | 975 | 495 | 475 |
Tunisian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 35 | 15 |
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 0 |
Southern and East African origins | 460 | 215 | 250 | 5,415 | 2,670 | 2,745 |
Afrikaner | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 0 |
Amhara | 25 | 15 | 10 | 35 | 20 | 10 |
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Burundian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 30 |
Djiboutian | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Eritrean | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1,400 | 670 | 730 |
Ethiopian | 85 | 40 | 45 | 1,360 | 655 | 705 |
Harari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kenyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 55 | 35 |
Malagasy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mauritian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 50 | 30 |
Oromo | 0 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 15 |
Rwandan | 20 | 0 | 15 | 80 | 35 | 45 |
Seychellois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
Somali | 55 | 40 | 15 | 1,500 | 780 | 715 |
South African | 210 | 80 | 130 | 535 | 225 | 310 |
Tanzanian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
Tigrian | 25 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 45 | 25 |
Ugandan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 25 | 45 |
Zambian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Zimbabwean | 10 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 35 | 40 |
Zulu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 | 70 | 30 | 40 | 270 | 135 | 135 |
Other African origins | 715 | 305 | 415 | 2,980 | 1,490 | 1,490 |
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 | 155 | 60 | 100 | 350 | 140 | 210 |
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 | 565 | 245 | 315 | 2,645 | 1,360 | 1,290 |
Asian origins | 15,625 | 7,680 | 7,950 | 77,400 | 38,790 | 38,610 |
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins | 2,530 | 1,255 | 1,275 | 16,385 | 8,410 | 7,980 |
Afghan | 315 | 140 | 175 | 2,200 | 1,055 | 1,145 |
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 | 255 | 135 | 120 | 1,430 | 795 | 635 |
Armenian | 520 | 275 | 245 | 1,275 | 670 | 600 |
Assyrian | 45 | 25 | 15 | 155 | 90 | 65 |
Azerbaijani | 15 | 15 | 10 | 155 | 75 | 80 |
Georgian | 10 | 0 | 10 | 75 | 25 | 50 |
Hazara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 40 | 15 |
Iranian | 145 | 85 | 65 | 2,415 | 1,295 | 1,115 |
Iraqi | 230 | 100 | 135 | 1,575 | 825 | 750 |
Israeli | 55 | 30 | 25 | 175 | 95 | 80 |
Jordanian | 80 | 45 | 35 | 385 | 185 | 195 |
Kazakh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
Kurd | 25 | 15 | 10 | 775 | 395 | 380 |
Kuwaiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 30 | 20 |
Kyrgyz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Lebanese | 380 | 150 | 225 | 1,705 | 825 | 885 |
Palestinian | 125 | 90 | 40 | 1,000 | 500 | 500 |
Pashtun | 140 | 75 | 65 | 270 | 135 | 140 |
Saudi Arabian | 10 | 10 | 0 | 185 | 110 | 75 |
Syrian | 215 | 110 | 110 | 1,680 | 860 | 825 |
Tajik | 0 | 10 | 0 | 160 | 80 | 80 |
Tatar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Turk | 110 | 50 | 60 | 1,600 | 810 | 790 |
Turkmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 20 | 30 |
Uighur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Uzbek | 10 | 0 | 10 | 55 | 15 | 35 |
Yemeni | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 0 |
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 | 95 | 40 | 50 | 585 | 300 | 290 |
South Asian origins | 7,950 | 4,030 | 3,915 | 27,580 | 14,360 | 13,220 |
Bangladeshi | 45 | 25 | 15 | 675 | 365 | 305 |
Bengali | 50 | 15 | 35 | 265 | 140 | 130 |
Bhutanese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 80 | 60 |
East Indian | 5,330 | 2,680 | 2,650 | 19,330 | 10,045 | 9,280 |
Goan | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 25 | 25 |
Gujarati | 35 | 15 | 20 | 290 | 140 | 145 |
Kashmiri | 30 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Nepali | 20 | 10 | 0 | 335 | 180 | 150 |
Pakistani | 1,750 | 930 | 815 | 4,305 | 2,295 | 2,015 |
Punjabi | 605 | 295 | 305 | 1,620 | 835 | 785 |
Sinhalese | 55 | 25 | 35 | 245 | 120 | 130 |
Sri Lankan | 165 | 90 | 75 | 870 | 460 | 410 |
Tamil | 80 | 25 | 55 | 320 | 155 | 160 |
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 | 400 | 185 | 210 | 1,360 | 700 | 655 |
East and Southeast Asian origins | 5,290 | 2,470 | 2,820 | 34,045 | 16,345 | 17,705 |
Burmese | 30 | 15 | 15 | 605 | 290 | 315 |
Cambodian (Khmer) | 55 | 35 | 15 | 480 | 225 | 260 |
Chinese | 1,930 | 885 | 1,050 | 18,695 | 9,255 | 9,435 |
Filipino | 1,450 | 615 | 835 | 4,140 | 1,715 | 2,425 |
Hmong | 20 | 20 | 10 | 550 | 275 | 270 |
Indonesian | 60 | 35 | 25 | 420 | 205 | 210 |
Japanese | 245 | 115 | 130 | 1,025 | 455 | 570 |
Karen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 50 | 40 |
Korean | 240 | 120 | 120 | 2,575 | 1,305 | 1,270 |
Laotian | 360 | 175 | 195 | 1,680 | 815 | 865 |
Malaysian | 10 | 10 | 0 | 150 | 90 | 60 |
Mongolian | 30 | 20 | 10 | 85 | 40 | 40 |
Singaporean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 10 |
Taiwanese | 15 | 10 | 0 | 320 | 155 | 165 |
Thai | 85 | 35 | 55 | 390 | 160 | 235 |
Tibetan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Vietnamese | 1,165 | 595 | 575 | 5,555 | 2,735 | 2,820 |
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 190 | 90 | 95 |
Other Asian origins | 165 | 90 | 75 | 440 | 210 | 225 |
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 | 170 | 90 | 75 | 440 | 210 | 225 |
Oceania origins | 170 | 100 | 70 | 740 | 390 | 345 |
Australian | 125 | 80 | 45 | 485 | 255 | 230 |
New Zealander | 30 | 20 | 0 | 150 | 100 | 50 |
Pacific Islands origins | 15 | 0 | 15 | 100 | 35 | 65 |
Fijian | 15 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 25 |
Hawaiian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Maori | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Samoan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Source
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.
How to cite
How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Cambridge, CY [Census subdivision], Ontario and Waterloo, RM [Census division], Ontario (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed August 10, 2022).
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