official census

collocation in English

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official
adjective
uk
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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census
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsen.səs/us
/ˈsen.səs/
a count for official purposes, especially one to count the number of people living in a country and to collect information ...
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(Definition ofofficialandcensusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The exact number is difficult to enumerate, as theofficialcensusfigures tend to exclude informal beer houses and shops.
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Porter's argument leans heavily onofficialcensusdata, which she recognises as a notoriously unreliable gauge of women's workforce participation, especially for assessing the activities of semi-legal street vendors.
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Failing anofficialcensus, you are depending upon amateur censuses which irresponsible people are always prepared to take.
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I am frightened and shaken by the figures from censuses of employment and theofficialcensusof the past 18 months to two years.
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For example, every year we have an annual household survey conducted by theofficialcensus.
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They say that in the absence of anofficialcensusof production since 1907 they could not do any better.
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Valdezia is a large village; its population, according to theofficialcensusof 2011, currently stands at between 7,600 and 8,000 people.
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According to theofficialcensusof 2001, the population included 2030 inhabitants.
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In the lastofficialcensus, in 2000, there were 97,255 people, 38,444 households, and 24,219 families residing in the city.
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The lastofficialcensuswas performed in 1932.
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As of the 2011 official estimate, the city had a population of 146,100, down from 150,917 reported at the 2001officialcensus.
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At the 2004officialcensus, the district had a population of 115,937.
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By 1921, the last time theofficialcensustook race into account, about ten percent were considered to be white.
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Following is the evolution of theofficialcensusfigures on the village's population.
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At the 2004officialcensus, the district had a population of 240,091.
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At the 2004officialcensus, the district had a population of 80,001.
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According to the 2004officialcensus, the population of the city was 114,363.
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The lastofficialcensusin 1983 occurred at a time when parts of the country were controlled by insurgent groups and inaccessible to the government.
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It should be noted than anyofficialcensusfigures are somewhat flawed and don't reflect the true population of the village.
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The 2004officialcensusrecorded the population of the town as 26,311.
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