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Wuhu
(Encyclopedia)Wuhu wo͞o-ho͞o [key], city (1994 est. pop. 457,900), E central Anhui prov., China. It is a deepwater port on the Chang River, linked by rail with Nanjing and Shanghai. It is a commercial center, a m...Yamagata
(Encyclopedia)Yamagata, city (1990 pop. 249,487), capital of Yamagata prefecture, N Honshu, Japan. The city produces consumer goods, computer equipment, and cast metal and is the site of Yamagata Univ. Yamagata pre...Yuba City
(Encyclopedia)Yuba City yo͞oˈbə [key], town (1990 pop. 27,437), seat of Sutter co., N central Calif., on the Feather River; founded 1849 during the gold rush; inc. 1908. It is a growing processing center for fru...Agusan
(Encyclopedia)Agusan ägo͞oˈsän [key], river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising in the mountains of SE Mindanao, the Philippines, and flowing N past Butuan to Butuan Bay. It is navigable for small craft c.160 mi (2...Mopti
(Encyclopedia)Mopti môpˈtē [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 (12.9 km) long, c...Khulna
(Encyclopedia)Khulna ko͝olˈnə [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 the Sundarbans, a swampy, fore...Hugli-Chinsura
(Encyclopedia)Hugli-Chinsura or Hooghly-Chinsura chĭnˈso͝orə [key], city, West Bengal state, E Indi...Kagawa
(Encyclopedia)Kagawa kägäˈwä [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 mountainous and fore...Alor Setar
(Encyclopedia)Alor Setar stär [key], city, capital of Kedah, Malaysia, central Malay Peninsula, on the Kedah River. It is a major center for trade in rice and rubber. The residence of ...Cooch Behar
(Encyclopedia)Cooch Behar ko͞och bĭhärˈ [key], former princely state, now part of West Bengal state, E India. It ...Browse by Subject
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