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Koforidua

(Encyclopedia)Koforidua kōfōrēdo͞oˈä [key], town (1984 pop. 58,731), capital of the Eastern region, S Ghana. It is the commercial center for a region producing cocoa, palm oil, cassava, and corn; it also serv...

Kawasaki, Tomisaku

(Encyclopedia)Kawasaki, Tomisaku, 1925–2020, Japanese pediatrician. He joined (1950–90) what is now the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, and became director of pediatrics there in 1973. In 1961 he enco...

Nampa

(Encyclopedia)Nampa nămˈpə [key], city (1990 pop. 28,365), Canyon co., SW Idaho, in the fertile Treasure Valley; inc. 1890. It is the commercial, processing, and shipping center for an irrigated agricultural, or...

Heide

(Encyclopedia)Heide hīˈdə [key], town, Schleswig-Holstein, N central Germany, in the center of the Dithm...

Hickory, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Hickory, city (2020 pop. 43,490), Burke and Catawba counties, W N.C., at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mts.; inc. 1870. It is a processing and trade center...

Härnösand

(Encyclopedia)Härnösand hărnösändˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 19,200), capital of Västernorrland co., E Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia at the mouth of the Ångermanälven River. Its harbor, icebound in wint...

Hachinohe

(Encyclopedia)Hachinohe hächēˈnōhā [key], city, Aomori prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on the Oirase River and ...

Aba

(Encyclopedia)Aba äˈbä [key], city (1991 est. pop. 264,000), SE Nigeria. It is an important regional market, a road and rail hub, and a manufacturing center for cement, textiles, pharmaceuticals, processed palm ...

Dawson

(Encyclopedia)Dawson or Dawson City, city, W Yukon, Canada, at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike rivers. It is the trade center of the Klondike mining region a...

Enghien

(Encyclopedia)Enghien, Du. Edingen, town, Hainaut prov., W central Belgium. It is a tourist center and has industries that manufacture linen and lace. Enghien ...