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(Encyclopedia) Akola əkōˈlə [key], city, Maharashtra state, W central India, on the Morna River. It is a district administrative center, a market town, and an important road and rail...

(Encyclopedia) Kurume ko͞oro͞oˈmā [key], city (1990 pop. 228,347), Fukuoka prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan, on the Chikugo Plain. It is a commercial and agricultural center and manufactures rubber and cotton goods. ...

(Encyclopedia) Yauco youˈkō [key], town (1990 pop. 42,058), SW Puerto Rico, on the Yauco River. It is a growing commercial, trade, and processing center of a sugar, coffee, tobacco, and cotton area. Yauco also pro...

(Encyclopedia) Yokkaichi yōk-kīˈchē [key], city (1990 pop. 274,180), Mie prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, a port on Ise Bay. It is a manufacturing center that produces banko ware (a kind of porcelain), automobiles, ...

(Encyclopedia) Beckley, city (2020 pop. 17,286), seat of Raleigh co., S W.Va.; inc. 1927. Beckley's major industries include tourism, agriculture (livestock, cotton, g...

(Encyclopedia) Bhatpara bətpäˈrə [key], city, West Bengal state, NE India, on the Hugli River. Once a ce...

(Encyclopedia) Bhilwara bēlväˈrə [key], city, Rajasthan state, NW India. The city is a district administ...

(Encyclopedia) Baranagar bŭrˈənəgər [key], city, West Bengal state, NE India, on the Hugli River. A suburb of ...

(Encyclopedia) Ballari, formerly Bellary bəlärˈē [key], city, Karnataka state, SE India. It is a distric...

(Encyclopedia) Goldsboro, city (2020 pop. 33,657), seat of Wayne co., E central N.C.; inc. 1847. Goldsboro is a marketplace for bright-leaf tobacco and a shipping cent...