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Colón, city, Cuba

(Encyclopedia)Colón kōlōnˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 44,000), Matanzas prov., W central Cuba. It is a rail hub and commercial center for the surrounding agricultural region. Colón's sugar industry has declin...

Colón, city, Panama

(Encyclopedia)Colón, city, Panama, at the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal. Colón, the second largest city in Panama, was surrounded by, but not part of, the forme...

City of David

(Encyclopedia)City of David, in the Bible, epithet of Bethlehem, the birthplace of David, and of Jerusalem, his capital. ...

City of Johannesburg

(Encyclopedia)City of Johannesburg, metropolitan municipality, South Africa: see Johannesburg, City of. ...

City of Tshwane

(Encyclopedia)City of Tshwane, metropolitan municipality, South Africa: see Tshwane, City of. ...

Chatham, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Chatham, city, S Ont., Canada, E of Detroit, Mich., on the Thames River. It is an industrial center in a rich mixed farming and fruit-raising region. It...

Chelmsford, city, England

(Encyclopedia)Chelmsford, city, county seat of Essex, SE England. It is a market center (especially for cattle) for the surrounding agricultural district. Manufacture...

Akita, city, Japan

(Encyclopedia)Akita äˈkētä [key], city, capital of Akita prefecture, NW Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan. A producer of petroleum products and chemicals, Akito city also has a lar...

Chester, city, England

(Encyclopedia)Chester, city, Cheshire West and Chester, W central England, on a sandstone height above the Dee River. It is a railroad junction. Manufactures include ...

Chicoutimi, city, Canada

(Encyclopedia)Chicoutimi shĭko͞oˈtĭmēˌ [key], city, S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the Chicoutimi and ...