Facts and Figures

Geography
Area	787.4 kilometres
Lake circumference	174 kilometres
Drainage catchment area	40,000 hectares
Lake surface area	109 square kilometres
Length	24 kilometres
Width at widest point	3.2 kilometres
Population
1996 census	83,900 males
	86,595 females
	170,495 total
2001 census	86,887 males
	90,732 females
	177,619 total

 

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