(Encyclopedia) KagawaKagawakägäˈwä [key], prefecture (1990 pop. 1,023,434), N Shikoku, Japan. Takamatsu is the capital. It is an agricultural region (rice, barley, wheat, mandarin oranges) with a…
(Encyclopedia) MoptiMoptimôpˈtē [key], city (1993 pop. 75,000), central Mali, a port at the confluence of the Niger and Bani rivers. The city is built on three islets linked by dikes; one dike, 8 mi…
(Encyclopedia) KhulnaKhulnak&oobreve;lˈnə [key], town (1991 est. pop. 1,001,825), SW Bangladesh, in the Ganges delta. It is a river port and the trade and processing center for the products of…
(Encyclopedia) PanayPanaypänīˈ [key], island (1990 pop. 3,136,425), 4,446 sq mi (11,515 sq km), one of the Visayan Islands, 6th largest of the Philippines, NW of Negros. Primarily agricultural with…
(Encyclopedia) ZiguinchorZiguinchorzēgăNshôrˈ [key], city (1988 pop. 124,283), SW Senegal, a port on the Casamance River. Located in a rice-growing region, the city produces peanut oil, frozen fish,…
(Encyclopedia) TottoriTottoritōt-tōˈrē [key], city (1990 pop. 142,467), capital of Tottori prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, a port on the Sea of Japan. The city produces wood and paper items, machinery,…
