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Western Province

(Encyclopedia) Western Province, province (1990 pop. 607,497), c.63,000 sq mi (163,170 sq km), W Zambia. The capital is Mongu. The area, covered mostly by savanna, is drained by the Zambezi River.…

Estremadura, region, Portugal

(Encyclopedia) EstremaduraEstremaduraəshtrəməd&oomacr;ˈrə [key], region, W Portugal, formerly a province, now divided between the provinces of Estremadura and Ribatejo, with a small part in Beira…

Hubei

(Encyclopedia) Hubei or Hupeh Hubei both: h&oomacr;ˈbāˈ [key], province, c.72,000 sq mi (186,480 sq km), central…

Pinar del Rio, province, Cuba

(Encyclopedia) Pinar del RioPinar del Riopēnärˈ dĕl rēˈō [key], province (1994 est. pop. 700,000), W Cuba, the westernmost province of Cuba. Pinar del Rio is the capital. The province, occupying a…

Carinthia

(Encyclopedia) Carinthia Carinthia kərĭnˈthēə [key], Ger. Kärnten, province, c.3,680 sq mi (9,…

Northern Cape

(Encyclopedia) Northern Cape, province (2011 pop. 1,145,861), 144,015 sq mi (372,889 sq km), NW South Africa. In 1994, under South Africa's post-apartheid constitution, Northern Cape was created from…

Gangwon

(Encyclopedia) Gangwon or Kangwon Gangwon gängˈwŭnˈ [key], province, N South Korea. Chuncheon is the capital. The 38th…

Hejiang

(Encyclopedia) Hejiang or HokiangHejiangboth: hô-jyäng [key], former province, c.52,300 sq mi (135,500 sq km), NE China. The capital was Jiamusi (Kiamusze). Created in 1945, largely out of the former…

Rhine Province

(Encyclopedia) Rhine Province, Ger. Rheinprovinz, former province of Prussia, W Germany. The province was also known as Rhenish Prussia and as the Rhineland. The northern section of the former…