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Old TBVC States and Self-Governing Territories (Homelands) prior to 1995
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Transkei 1994
Population : 3.39 million (8.2%)
Land Surface : 43 654 Sq Km (3.6%)
Sworn Police Officers : 4 993 (9.7 % female)
Civilian Personnel in Police : 96
Other Personnel : 288
Total Police Personnel : 5 377
Police Population Ratio : 681
Police Stations : 61

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Bophuthatswana 1994
Population : 2.19 million (5.3%)
Land Surface: (3.3%) 40 011 Sq Km
Sworn Police Officers : 6 002 (14.8 % female)
Civilian Personnel in Police : 577
Other Personnel : 353
Total Police Personnel : 6 932
Police Population Ratio : 365
Police Stations : 56

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Venda 1994
Population: (1.5%) 0.61 million
Land Surface: (0.6%) 6 807 Sq Km
Sworn Police Officers : 1803 (2.7 % female)
Civilian Personnel in Police : 164
Other Personnel : 46
Total Police Personnel : 2 013
Police Population Ratio : 341
Police Stations : 10

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Ciskei 1994
Population: (2.1%) 0.87 million
Land Surface: (0.7%) 8 100 Sq Km
Sworn Police Officers : 1 599 (14.9 % female)
Civilian Personnel in Police : 207
Other Personnel : 0
Total Police Personnel : 1 806
Police Population Ratio : 550
Police Stations : 30

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Gazankulu 1994
Population: (2.0%) 0.82 million
Land Surface: (0.6%) 7 484 Sq Km
Sworn Police Officers : 803 (9.2 % female)
Civilian Personnel in Police : 140
Other Personnel : 69
Total Police Personnel : 1 012
Police Population Ratio : 1 025
Police Stations : 9

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Kangwane 1994
Population: (1.8%) 0.76 million
Land Surface: (0.3%) 3 917 Sq Km
Sworn Police Officers : 747 (15.3 % female)
Civilian Personnel in Police : 46
Other Personnel : 0
Total Police Personnel : 793
Police Population Ratio : 1 022
Police Stations : 9

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Kwandebele 1994
Population: (1.6%) 0.64 million
Land Surface: (0.2%) 2 208 Sq Km
Sworn Police Officers : 1 034 (16.6 % female)
Civilian Personnel in Police : 171
Other Personnel : 0
Total Police Personnel : 1 205
Police Population Ratio : 625
Police Stations : 8

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Kwazulu 1994
Population: (13.4%) 5.6 million
Land Surface: (2.9%) 36 074 Sq Km
Sworn Police Officers : 5 241 (5 % female)
Civilian Personnel in Police : 531
Other Personnel : 33
Total Police Personnel : 5 805
Police Population Ratio : 1 067
Police Stations : 24

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Lebowa 1994
Population: (7.4%) 3.1 million
Land Surface: (1.8%) 21 833 Sq Km
Sworn Police Officers : 2 805 (6.2 % female)
Civilian Personnel in Police : 358
Other Personnel : 194
Total Police Personnel : 3 357
Police Population Ratio : 1 093
Police Stations : 26

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Qwaqwa 1994
Population: (0.9%) 0.36 million
Land Surface: (0.1%) 1 040 Sq Km
Sworn Police Officers : 789 (9.3 % female)
Civilian Personnel in Police : 156
Other Personnel : 87
Total Police Personnel : 1 032
Police Population Ratio : 457
Police Stations : 5

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Old South Africa 1994
Population: (56%) 23.34 million
Land Surface: (86.0%) 1 052 073 Sq Km
Sworn Police Officers : 94 267 (10.6 % female)
Civilian Personnel in Police : 17 790
Other Personnel : 0
Total Police Personnel : 112 057
Police Population Ratio : 248
Police Stations : 885

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Situation after Amalgamation : New South African Police Service : 1995
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New South Africa 1995
Population: (100%) 41.7 million
Land Surface: 100%) 1 219 090 Sq Km
Sworn Police Officers : 120 083 (10.5 % female)
Civilian Personnel in Police : 20 236
Other Personnel : 1 070
Total Police Personnel : 141 389
Police Population Ratio : 347
Police Stations : 1 123

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