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Northampton, city, England

(Encyclopedia)Northampton, city (1991 pop. 154,172) and district, Northamptonshire, central England, on the Nene River. The city of Northampton is the county seat. Shoemaking has long been the chief industry; engin...

New Taipei City

(Encyclopedia)New Taipei City tībāˈ [key], special municipality (2010 pop. 4,054,467), c.790 sq mi (2,050 sq km), N Taiwan, the most populous municipality in Taiwan. Formerly Taipei co., it was established as a ...

Massa, city, Italy

(Encyclopedia)Massa mäsˈä [key], city (1991 pop. 66,737), capital of Massa-Carrara prov., Tuscany, N central Italy, near the Ligurian Sea. Marble is quarried, and chemicals, metals, and machinery are produced th...

Dnipro, city, Ukraine

(Encyclopedia)Dnipro dənyĭpˌrōpĕtrôfskˈ [key], Rus. Dnepropetrovsk, city, capital of Dnipropetrovsk ...

Mozambique, city, Mozambique

(Encyclopedia)Mozambique, city: see Moçambique. ...

Pará, city, Brazil

(Encyclopedia)Pará, city: see Belém.

Mari, city, Turkmenistan

(Encyclopedia)Mari, city, Turkmenistan: see Mary. ...

Togliatti , city, Russia

(Encyclopedia)Togliatti, city, Russia: see Tolyatti. ...

Andong, city, China

(Encyclopedia)Andong, city, China: see Dandong. ...

Kirin, city, China

(Encyclopedia)Kirin, city: see Jilin, China.