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Itabuna

(Encyclopedia) Itabuna Itabuna ētəb&oomacr;ˈnə [key], city, Bahia state, E Brazil, on the Itabuna River. A…

Kimberley, geographical area, Australia

(Encyclopedia) Kimberley, geographical area, c.139,000 sq mi (360,010 sq km), Western Australia, NW Australia. The Kimberley Goldfield was the site (1882) of the first major Western Australian gold…

Bartow

(Encyclopedia) Bartow, city (2020 pop. 19,309), seat of Polk co., central Fla.; inc. 1882. The economy is based on the production of phosphate and the…

Caruaru

(Encyclopedia) Caruaru Caruaru kər&oomacr;ər&oomacr;ˈ [key], city, Pernambuco state, NE Brazil, on the Ipojuca…

Anjo

(Encyclopedia) Anjo Anjo änjōˈ [key], city, Aichi prefecture, S central Honshu, Japan. Once a model farm community producing rice, wheat, poultry, and cattle, Anjo is now…

Heredia

(Encyclopedia) Heredia, city (1995 est. pop. 29,200), capital of Heredia prov., central Costa Rica. On the central plateau, it is a center of the coffee and cattle industries and, with its colonial…

Gruyère, La

(Encyclopedia) Gruyère, La Gruyère, La lä grüyĕrˈ [key], district in Fribourg canton, W Switzerland. It is famous for…

Belle Glade

(Encyclopedia) Belle Glade, city (2020 pop. 20,276), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., near the southern tip of Lake Okeechobee; inc. 1928. Belle Glade is a…

Weatherford

(Encyclopedia) Weatherford, city (1990 pop. 14,804), seat of Parker co., N central Tex.; inc. 1856. It is in a fertile region that yields horticultural crops, peanuts, pecan, and peaches; cattle and…

Starkville

(Encyclopedia) Starkville, city (1990 pop. 18,458), seat of Oktibbeha co., E Miss.; inc. 1837. Cotton, corn, and soybeans are grown and livestock and dairy cattle are raised. Building materials,…