List of counties in New York - wikipedia List of counties in New York See also : List of United States counties and county equivalents Counties of New York Location State of New York Number 62 Populations 4,836 ( Hamilton ) -- 2,504,700 ( Kings County ) Areas 33.77 square miles ( 87.5 km ) ( New York ) -- 2,821 square miles ( 7,310 km ) ( St. Lawrence ) Government County government Subdivisions Cities, Towns, Indian Reservations Part of a series on Regions of New York Downstate New York New York City Long Island Hudson Valley ( Lower ) Upstate New York Hudson Valley ( Middle and Upper ) Capital District North Country Southern Tier Mohawk Valley Central New York Finger Lakes Western New York Administrative divisions Counties Cities Towns Indian reservations Villages Census - designated places Places ( including hamlets ) Timelines of town creation Downstate New York Hudson Valley Capital District North Country Central New York Southern Tier Western New York There are 62 counties in the state of New York. The original twelve counties were created immediately after the British takeover of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, although two of these counties have since been abolished. The most recent county formation in New York was in 1914, when Bronx County was created from the portions of New York City that had been annexed from Westchester County in the late 19th century and added to New York County. New York 's counties are named for a variety of Native American words ; British provinces, counties, cities, and royalty ; early American statesmen and military personnel ; and New York State politicians. The FIPS county code is the five - digit Federal Information Processing Standard ( FIPS ) code which uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States. The three - digit number is unique to each individual county within a state, but to be unique within the entire United States, it must be prefixed by the state code. This means that, for example, while Albany County is 001, Addison County, Vermont, and Alachua County, Florida, are also 001. To uniquely identify Albany County, New York, one must use the state code of 36 plus the county code of 001 ; therefore, the unique nationwide identifier for Albany County, New York, is 36001. The links in the column FIPS County Code are to the Census Bureau Info page for that county. Contents 1 Five boroughs of New York City 2 Alphabetical list 3 Defunct counties 4 Proposed new counties 5 Clickable map 6 See also 7 References Five boroughs of New York City Five of New York 's counties are each coextensive with New York City 's five boroughs and do not have county governments. They are : New York County ( Manhattan ), Kings County ( Brooklyn ), Bronx County ( The Bronx ), Richmond County ( Staten Island ), and Queens County ( Queens ). In contrast to other counties of New York state, the powers of the five boroughs of New York City are very limited and in nearly all respects are governed by the city government. Only a few officials are elected on a borough - wide basis, such as the five borough presidents, district attorneys, and some judges. There are no official county seats, but the locations of borough halls and courthouses bestow certain neighborhoods an informal designation as county seats within their boroughs : The Bronx County Courthouse and the borough 's main post office are located in the South Bronx. There is no longer a separate Bronx Borough Hall. Brooklyn Borough Hall, the Federal Building and Post Office, and county Supreme Court are in Downtown Brooklyn. The Municipal Building, where the Manhattan Borough President 's office is located, and most courthouses are in the downtown Civic Center. The General Post Office is in Midtown Manhattan. Queens Borough Hall and a courthouse are in Kew Gardens. Another major courthouse, post office, and the Long Island Railroad hub ars also has general post offices in Flushing, Long Island City and Far Rockaway. Staten Island Borough Hall, three courthouses, and the St. George Terminal transportation hub are in the St. George neighborhood. Alphabetical list County FIPS Code County seat Created Formed from Named for Density 2010 Population Area Map Albany County 001 Albany 1683 One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony James II of England ( James VII of Scotland ) ( 1633 -- 1701 ), who was Duke of York ( English title ) and Duke of Albany ( Scottish title ) before becoming King of England, Ireland, and Scotland. 570.74 7005304204000000000 ♠ 304,204 7002533000000000000 ♠ 533 sq mi ( 7003138000000000000 ♠ 1,380 km ) Allegany County 003 Belmont 1806 Genesee County A variant spelling of the Allegheny River 47.34 7004489460000000000 ♠ 48,946 7003103400000000000 ♠ 1,034 sq mi ( 7003267800000000000 ♠ 2,678 km ) Bronx County 005 none 1914 New York County Jonas Bronck ( 1600 ? -- 1643 ), an early settler of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam 24,118.20 7006138510800000000 ♠ 1,385,108 7001574300000000000 ♠ 57.43 sq mi ( 7002149000000000000 ♠ 149 km ) Broome County 007 Binghamton 1806 Tioga County John Broome ( 1738 -- 1810 ), fourth Lieutenant Governor of New York 280.56 7005200600000000000 ♠ 200,600 7002715000000000000 ♠ 715 sq mi ( 7003185200000000000 ♠ 1,852 km ) Cattaraugus County 009 Little Valley 1808 Genesee County A Seneca word meaning `` bad smelling banks '', referring to the odor of natural gas which leaked from local rock formations 61.31 7004803170000000000 ♠ 80,317 7003131000000000000 ♠ 1,310 sq mi ( 7003339300000000000 ♠ 3,393 km ) Cayuga County 011 Auburn 1799 Onondaga County The Cayuga tribe of Native Americans 92.62 7004800260000000000 ♠ 80,026 7002864000000000000 ♠ 864 sq mi ( 7003223800000000000 ♠ 2,238 km ) Chautauqua County 013 Mayville 1808 Genesee County Loanword from the Erie language describing Chautauqua Lake ; language now lost and can not be translated 89.94 7005134905000000000 ♠ 134,905 7003150000000000000 ♠ 1,500 sq mi ( 7003388500000000000 ♠ 3,885 km ) Chemung County 015 Elmira 1836 Tioga County A Lenape word meaning `` big horn '', which was the name of a local Native American village 216.23 7004888300000000000 ♠ 88,830 7002410810000000000 ♠ 410.81 sq mi ( 7003106400000000000 ♠ 1,064 km ) Chenango County 017 Norwich 1798 Tioga County and Herkimer County An Onondaga word meaning `` large bull - thistle '' 56.16 7004504770000000000 ♠ 50,477 7002898850000000000 ♠ 898.85 sq mi ( 7003232800000000000 ♠ 2,328 km ) Clinton County 019 Plattsburgh 1788 Washington County George Clinton ( 1739 -- 1812 ), fourth Vice President of the United States and first and third Governor of New York 73.46 7004821280000000000 ♠ 82,128 7003111800000000000 ♠ 1,118 sq mi ( 7003289600000000000 ♠ 2,896 km ) Columbia County 021 Hudson 1786 Albany County Christopher Columbus ( 1451 -- 1506 ), the European explorer 97.37 7004630960000000000 ♠ 63,096 7002648000000000000 ♠ 648 sq mi ( 7003167800000000000 ♠ 1,678 km ) Cortland County 023 Cortland 1808 Onondaga County Pierre Van Cortlandt ( 1721 -- 1814 ), first Lieutenant Governor of New York 98.28 7004493360000000000 ♠ 49,336 7002502000000000000 ♠ 502 sq mi ( 7003130000000000000 ♠ 1,300 km ) Delaware County 025 Delhi 1797 Otsego County and Ulster County Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr ( 1577 -- 1618 ), an early colonial leader in Virginia 32.68 7004479800000000000 ♠ 47,980 7003146800000000000 ♠ 1,468 sq mi ( 7003380200000000000 ♠ 3,802 km ) Dutchess County 027 Poughkeepsie 1683 One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony Lady Anne Hyde ( 1637 -- 1671 ), Duchess of York and wife of King James II of England 360.59 7005297488000000000 ♠ 297,488 7002825000000000000 ♠ 825 sq mi ( 7003213700000000000 ♠ 2,137 km ) Erie County 029 Buffalo 1821 Niagara County The Erie tribe of Native Americans 749.02 7005919040000000000 ♠ 919,040 7003122700000000000 ♠ 1,227 sq mi ( 7003317800000000000 ♠ 3,178 km ) Essex County 031 Elizabethtown 1799 Clinton County The county of Essex in England 20.55 7004393700000000000 ♠ 39,370 7003191600000000000 ♠ 1,916 sq mi ( 7003496200000000000 ♠ 4,962 km ) Franklin County 033 Malone 1808 Clinton County Benjamin Franklin ( 1706 -- 1790 ), the early American printer, scientist, and statesman 30.41 7004515990000000000 ♠ 51,599 7003169700000000000 ♠ 1,697 sq mi ( 7003439500000000000 ♠ 4,395 km ) Fulton County 035 Johnstown 1838 Montgomery County Robert Fulton ( 1765 -- 1815 ), inventor of the steamship 104.19 7004555310000000000 ♠ 55,531 7002533000000000000 ♠ 533 sq mi ( 7003138000000000000 ♠ 1,380 km ) Genesee County 037 Batavia 1802 Ontario County and land acquired in the Holland Purchase A Seneca phrase meaning `` good valley '' 121.37 7004600790000000000 ♠ 60,079 7002495000000000000 ♠ 495 sq mi ( 7003128200000000000 ♠ 1,282 km ) Greene County 039 Catskill 1800 Albany County and Ulster County Nathanael Greene ( 1742 -- 1786 ), the American Revolutionary War general 74.80 7004492210000000000 ♠ 49,221 7002658000000000000 ♠ 658 sq mi ( 7003170400000000000 ♠ 1,704 km ) Hamilton County 041 Lake Pleasant 1816 Montgomery County Alexander Hamilton ( 1755 -- 1804 ), the early American political theorist and first Secretary of the Treasury 2.67 7003483600000000000 ♠ 4,836 7003180800000000000 ♠ 1,808 sq mi ( 7003468300000000000 ♠ 4,683 km ) Herkimer County 043 Herkimer 1791 Montgomery County Nicholas Herkimer ( 1728 -- 1777 ), the American Revolutionary War general 44.25 7004645190000000000 ♠ 64,519 7003145800000000000 ♠ 1,458 sq mi ( 7003377600000000000 ♠ 3,776 km ) Jefferson County 045 Watertown 1805 Oneida County Thomas Jefferson ( 1743 -- 1826 ), the early American statesman, author of the Declaration of Independence, and third President of the United States 62.59 7005116229000000000 ♠ 116,229 7003185700000000000 ♠ 1,857 sq mi ( 7003481000000000000 ♠ 4,810 km ) Kings County 047 none 1683 One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony King Charles II of England ( 1630 -- 1685 ) 25,848.30 7006250470000000000 ♠ 2,504,700 7001969000000000000 ♠ 96.9 sq mi ( 7002251000000000000 ♠ 251 km ) Lewis County 049 Lowville 1805 Oneida County Morgan Lewis ( 1754 -- 1844 ), the fourth Governor of New York 21.00 7004270870000000000 ♠ 27,087 7003129000000000000 ♠ 1,290 sq mi ( 7003334100000000000 ♠ 3,341 km ) Livingston County 051 Geneseo 1821 Genesee County and Ontario County Robert Livingston ( 1746 -- 1813 ), the early American statesman and New York delegate to the Continental Congress 102.18 7004653930000000000 ♠ 65,393 7002640000000000000 ♠ 640 sq mi ( 7003165800000000000 ♠ 1,658 km ) Madison County 053 Wampsville 1806 Chenango County James Madison ( 1751 -- 1836 ), the early American statesman, principal author of the Constitution of the United States, and fourth President of the United States 110.94 7004734420000000000 ♠ 73,442 7002662000000000000 ♠ 662 sq mi ( 7003171500000000000 ♠ 1,715 km ) Monroe County 055 Rochester 1821 Genesee County and Ontario County James Monroe ( 1758 -- 1831 ), the early American statesman and fifth President of the United States 544.91 7005744344000000000 ♠ 744,344 7003136600000000000 ♠ 1,366 sq mi ( 7003353800000000000 ♠ 3,538 km ) Montgomery County 057 Fonda 1772 Albany County Originally Tryon County after colonial governor William Tryon ( 1729 -- 1788 ), renamed after the American Revolutionary War general Richard Montgomery ( 1738 -- 1775 ) in 1784 122.49 7004502190000000000 ♠ 50,219 7002410000000000000 ♠ 410 sq mi ( 7003106200000000000 ♠ 1,062 km ) Nassau County 059 Mineola 1899 Queens County The Princes of Orange - Nassau ruled the Netherlands when Long Island was a Dutch colony 2,957.02 7006133953200000000 ♠ 1,339,532 7002453000000000000 ♠ 453 sq mi ( 7003117300000000000 ♠ 1,173 km ) New York County 061 none 1683 One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony King James II of England ( 1633 -- 1701 ), who was Duke of York and Albany before he ascended the throne of England, Duke of York being his English title 46,961.00 7006158587300000000 ♠ 1,585,873 7001337700000000000 ♠ 33.77 sq mi ( 7001870000000000000 ♠ 87 km ) Niagara County 063 Lockport 1808 Genesee County An Iroquoian word perhaps meaning `` a neck '' between two bodies of water, `` thunder of waters '', or `` bisected bottom land '' 189.89 7005216469000000000 ♠ 216,469 7003114000000000000 ♠ 1,140 sq mi ( 7003295300000000000 ♠ 2,953 km ) Oneida County 065 Utica 1798 Herkimer County The Oneida tribe of Native Americans 193.63 7005234878000000000 ♠ 234,878 7003121300000000000 ♠ 1,213 sq mi ( 7003314200000000000 ♠ 3,142 km ) Onondaga County 067 Syracuse 1792 Herkimer County The Onondaga tribe of Native Americans 579.44 7005467026000000000 ♠ 467,026 7002806000000000000 ♠ 806 sq mi ( 7003208800000000000 ♠ 2,088 km ) Ontario County 069 Canandaigua 1789 Land acquired in the Phelps and Gorham Purchase An Iroquoian word meaning `` beautiful lake '' 163.04 7005107931000000000 ♠ 107,931 7002662000000000000 ♠ 662 sq mi ( 7003171500000000000 ♠ 1,715 km ) Orange County 071 Goshen 1683 One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony William of Orange - Nassau ( 1650 -- 1702 ), who became King William III of England 444.35 7005372813000000000 ♠ 372,813 7002839000000000000 ♠ 839 sq mi ( 7003217300000000000 ♠ 2,173 km ) Orleans County 073 Albion 1824 Genesee County The French Royal House of Orléans 52.49 7004428830000000000 ♠ 42,883 7002817000000000000 ♠ 817 sq mi ( 7003211600000000000 ♠ 2,116 km ) Oswego County 075 Oswego 1816 Oneida County and Onondaga County The Oswego River, from an Iroquoian word meaning `` the outpouring '', referring to the mouth of the river 93.07 7005122109000000000 ♠ 122,109 7003131200000000000 ♠ 1,312 sq mi ( 7003339800000000000 ♠ 3,398 km ) Otsego County 077 Cooperstown 1791 Montgomery County A Native American word meaning `` place of the rock '' 62.07 7004622590000000000 ♠ 62,259 7003100300000000000 ♠ 1,003 sq mi ( 7003259800000000000 ♠ 2,598 km ) Putnam County 079 Carmel 1812 Dutchess County Israel Putnam ( 1718 -- 1790 ), an American Revolutionary War general 405.33 7004997100000000000 ♠ 99,710 7002246000000000000 ♠ 246 sq mi ( 7002637000000000000 ♠ 637 km ) Queens County 081 none 1683 One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony Catherine of Braganza ( 1638 -- 1705 ), Queen of England and wife of King Charles II of England 12,512.46 7006223072200000000 ♠ 2,230,722 7002178280000000000 ♠ 178.28 sq mi ( 7002462000000000000 ♠ 462 km ) Rensselaer County 083 Troy 1791 Albany County In honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer ( before 1596 -- after 1643 ), the early landholder in the Dutch New Amsterdam colony 239.74 7005159429000000000 ♠ 159,429 7002665000000000000 ♠ 665 sq mi ( 7003172200000000000 ♠ 1,722 km ) Richmond County 085 none 1683 One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond ( 1672 -- 1723 ), the illegitimate son of King Charles II of England 4,572.98 7005468730000000000 ♠ 468,730 7002102500000000000 ♠ 102.5 sq mi ( 7002265000000000000 ♠ 265 km ) Rockland County 087 New City 1798 Orange County Early settlers ' description of terrain as `` rocky land '' 1,566.27 7005311687000000000 ♠ 311,687 7002199000000000000 ♠ 199 sq mi ( 7002515000000000000 ♠ 515 km ) St. Lawrence County 089 Canton 1802 Clinton County, Herkimer County, and Montgomery County The St Lawrence River, which forms the northern border of the county and New York State 39.68 7005111944000000000 ♠ 111,944 7003282100000000000 ♠ 2,821 sq mi ( 7003730600000000000 ♠ 7,306 km ) Saratoga County 091 Ballston Spa 1791 Albany County A corruption of a Native American word meaning `` the hill beside the river '' 260.20 7005219607000000000 ♠ 219,607 7002844000000000000 ♠ 844 sq mi ( 7003218600000000000 ♠ 2,186 km ) Schenectady County 093 Schenectady 1809 Albany County A Mohawk word meaning `` on the other side of the pine lands '' 736.80 7005154727000000000 ♠ 154,727 7002210000000000000 ♠ 210 sq mi ( 7002544000000000000 ♠ 544 km ) Schoharie County 095 Schoharie 1795 Albany County and Otsego County A Mohawk word meaning `` floating driftwood '' 51.84 7004327490000000000 ♠ 32,749 7002626000000000000 ♠ 626 sq mi ( 7003162100000000000 ♠ 1,621 km ) Schuyler County 097 Watkins Glen 1854 Chemung County, Steuben County, and Tompkins County Philip Schuyler ( 1733 -- 1804 ), the American Revolutionary War general and Senator from New York 53.63 7004183430000000000 ♠ 18,343 7002342000000000000 ♠ 342 sq mi ( 7002886000000000000 ♠ 886 km ) Seneca County 099 Waterloo 1804 Cayuga County The Seneca tribe of Native Americans 108.46 7004352510000000000 ♠ 35,251 7002325000000000000 ♠ 325 sq mi ( 7002842000000000000 ♠ 842 km ) Steuben County 101 Bath 1796 Ontario County Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben ( 1730 -- 1794 ), the Prussian general who assisted the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War 70.51 7004989900000000000 ♠ 98,990 7003140400000000000 ♠ 1,404 sq mi ( 7003363600000000000 ♠ 3,636 km ) Suffolk County 103 Riverhead 1683 One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony The county of Suffolk in England 629.31 7006149335000000000 ♠ 1,493,350 7003237300000000000 ♠ 2,373 sq mi ( 7003614600000000000 ♠ 6,146 km ) Sullivan County 105 Monticello 1809 Ulster County John Sullivan ( 1740 -- 1795 ), an American Revolutionary War general 77.78 7004775470000000000 ♠ 77,547 7002997000000000000 ♠ 997 sq mi ( 7003258200000000000 ♠ 2,582 km ) Tioga County 107 Owego 1791 Montgomery County A Native American word meaning `` at the forks '', describing a meeting place 97.75 7004511250000000000 ♠ 51,125 7002523000000000000 ♠ 523 sq mi ( 7003135500000000000 ♠ 1,355 km ) Tompkins County 109 Ithaca 1817 Cayuga County and Seneca County Daniel D. Tompkins ( 1774 -- 1825 ), the 6th Vice President of the United States 213.37 7005101564000000000 ♠ 101,564 7002476000000000000 ♠ 476 sq mi ( 7003123300000000000 ♠ 1,233 km ) Ulster County 111 Kingston 1683 One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony The Irish province of Ulster, then an earldom of the Duke of York, later King James II of England 157.19 7005182493000000000 ♠ 182,493 7003116100000000000 ♠ 1,161 sq mi ( 7003300700000000000 ♠ 3,007 km ) Warren County 113 Queensbury 1813 Washington County Joseph Warren ( 1741 -- 1775 ), the early American patriot and American Revolutionary War general 75.53 7004657070000000000 ♠ 65,707 7002870000000000000 ♠ 870 sq mi ( 7003225300000000000 ♠ 2,253 km ) Washington County 115 Fort Edward 1772 Albany County Originally Charlotte County, renamed in 1784 after George Washington ( 1732 -- 1799 ), the American Revolutionary War general and first President of the United States 74.72 7004632160000000000 ♠ 63,216 7002846000000000000 ♠ 846 sq mi ( 7003219100000000000 ♠ 2,191 km ) Wayne County 117 Lyons 1823 Ontario County and Seneca County General Anthony Wayne ( 1745 -- 1796 ), the American Revolutionary War general 67.75 7004937720000000000 ♠ 93,772 7003138400000000000 ♠ 1,384 sq mi ( 7003358500000000000 ♠ 3,585 km ) Westchester County 119 White Plains 1683 One of 12 original counties created in the New York colony The city of Chester in England 1,898.23 7005949113000000000 ♠ 949,113 7002500000000000000 ♠ 500 sq mi ( 7003129500000000000 ♠ 1,295 km ) Wyoming County 121 Warsaw 1841 Genesee County A modification of a word from the Lenape language meaning `` broad bottom lands '' 70.73 7004421550000000000 ♠ 42,155 7002596000000000000 ♠ 596 sq mi ( 7003154400000000000 ♠ 1,544 km ) Yates County 123 Penn Yan 1823 Ontario County and Steuben County Joseph C. Yates ( 1768 -- 1837 ), eighth Governor of New York 67.41 7004253480000000000 ♠ 25,348 7002376000000000000 ♠ 376 sq mi ( 7002974000000000000 ♠ 974 km ) Defunct counties County Created Abolished Fate Charlotte County 1772 1784 Partitioned and renamed as Washington County Cornwall County 1665 1686 Transferred to the part of Massachusetts that later became the state of Maine and partitioned ; one of the 12 original counties created in the New York colony Cumberland County 1766 1777 Transferred to Vermont and partitioned Dukes County 1683 1692 Transferred to Massachusetts ; one of 12 original counties created in the New York colony Gloucester County 1770 1777 Transferred to Vermont and partitioned Mexico County 1792 1796 Never settled or incorporated, reallocated to other counties Tryon County 1772 1784 Renamed as Montgomery County Proposed New counties County Note Adirondack County Would hypothetically consist of portions of northern Essex County and southern Franklin County Peconic County Would hypothetically consist of the five easternmost towns in Suffolk County on Long Island. Clickable map Columbia Rensselaer Chautauqua Cattaraugus Allegany Steuben Chemung Tioga Broome Delaware Sullivan Ulster Dutchess Putnam Westchester Rockland Suffolk Nassau Queens Kings Richmond New York Bronx Orange Erie Wyoming Livingston Ontario Yates Seneca Schuyler Tompkins Cortland Chenango Otsego Schoharie Albany Greene Schenectady Saratoga Washington Warren Niagara Genesee Orleans Monroe Wayne Cayuga Onondaga Madison Montgomery Fulton Oneida Oswego Lewis Jefferson Herkimer Hamilton Essex Saint Lawrence Franklin Clinton See also New York portal List of former United States counties New York State City / County Management Association References ^ Jump up to : `` New York Formation Maps ''. Genealogy, Inc. Archived from the original on December 30, 2007. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 20. ^ Jump up to : Beatty, Michael ( 2001 ). County Name Origins of the United States. McFarland Press. ISBN 0 - 7864 - 1025 - 6. ^ Jump up to : `` EPA County FIPS Code Listing ''. US Environmental Protection Agency. Archived from the original on 2012 - 10 - 08. Retrieved 2007 - 07 - 24. Jump up ^ Benjamin, Gerald ; Nathan, Richard P. ( 1990 ). Regionalism and realism : A Study of Government in the New York Metropolitan Area. Brookings Institution. p. 59. ^ Jump up to : `` Find A County ''. National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ Legislation splitting off Bronx County from New York County was enacted in 1912 with an effective date of January 1, 1914. Prior to 1874 the entire area had been part of Westchester County. See McCarthy, Thomas C. `` A 5 - Borough Centennial Preface for the Katharine Bement Davis Mini-History ''. New York City Department of Corrections. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ Lynch, Mike ( 2007 - 10 - 30 ). `` North Elba Supervisor Candidate Debate ''. Plattsburgh Press Republican. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 20. 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Question: how many counties are there in the state of new york
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