The Red Hills (also called Gypsum Hills) is a physiographic area. It is mostly in Clark, Comanche and Barber counties in southern and central Kansas. This land has a lot of red rock. It does not fit the normal description of the Great Plains land of Kansas.
Crime in Kansas
This article refers to crime in the U.S. state of Kansas.
In 2008, there were 106,141 crimes reported in Kansas, including 113 murders.
Capital punishment is allowed in Kansas.
Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It is in Southeast Kansas near the Missouri state border. It is the biggest city in Crawford County and southeast Kansas. In 2010, 20,233 people lived there.
Pittsburg is at . The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water. Pittsburg is in the Ozark Highlands region. That region is a mix of prairie and forests.
It is west of Springfield, Missouri, south of Kansas City, Missouri, and northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The 2010 census says that there were 20,233 people, 8,142 households, and 4,087 families living in Pittsburg.
The Pittsburg government has a mayor and four commissioners. The commission meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm.
The "Pittsburg Morning Sun" is the main newspaper in Pittsburg. It is published five days per week. In addition, Pittsburg State University publishes a weekly student newspaper, the "Collegio".
Falfurrias, Texas
Falfurrias ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Brooks County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,981 at the 2010 census.
Floresville, Texas
Floresville is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Wilson County.
Gardner, Kansas
Gardner is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 19,123 people there. It is in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Gardner is at (38.812367, -94.918621). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
Gardner has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Gardner has a humid subtropical climate. It is abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
The 2010 census says there were 19,123 people, 6,644 households, and 4,938 families living in Gardner.
Winfield, Kansas
Winfield is a city and county seat of Cowley County, Kansas, United States. It is on the Walnut River in South Central Kansas. In 2010 12,301 people lived there. It is the second biggest city in Cowley County.
Winfield was created in 1870. It was named after Rev. Winfield Scott. He said he would build a church for the town if the people would name the city after him. The first post office at Winfield was created in May 1870.
Winfield is located north of the Kansas-Oklahoma state border. It is at the junction of U.S. Routes 77 and 160. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
The 2010 census says there were 12,301 people, 4,600 households, and 2,848 families living in Winfield.
Lansing, Kansas
Lansing is a city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States. It is on the west side of the Missouri River and Kansas-Missouri state border. In 2010, 11,265 people lived there. It is the second biggest city in Leavenworth County. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The Lansing Correctional Facility (used to be called the Kansas State Penitentiary), which includes the state's main maximum-security prison, is in Lansing.
Lansing is named for James Lansing. He was a pioneer settler.
Lansing is at (39.248689, -94.891880). The city is on the western bank of the Missouri River. The river also creates the Kansas-Missouri state border. It is bordered by the city of Leavenworth to the north; Kansas City is less than a half-hour to the southeast. U.S. Route 73 goes through the city.
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
The 2010 census says there were 11,265 people, 3,180 households, and 2,496 families living in Lansing.
Lansing Unified School District (USD 469), with four schools, has more than 2,000 students.
Haysville, Kansas
Haysville is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is a suburb of Wichita. In 2010, 10,826 people lived there. Haysville is known as the "Peach Capital of Kansas".
Haysville is at (37.563787, -97.353044). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that, is land and is water.
Haysville is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The 2010 census says that there were 10,826 people, 3,857 households, and 2,932 families living in Haysville.
The Haysville government has a mayor and eight council members. The council meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 7PM.
Bongkel
The Bongkel is a musical instrument from Indonesia. It is made from bamboo in the Banyumasan region.
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Rif Dimashq Governorate ( "", literally, the "Governorate of the Countryside of Damascus") is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the governorates of Quneitra, Daraa and al-Suwayda (comprising the historic Hauran region) in the southwest, Homs in the north, Lebanon in the west and Jordan in the south.
The Governorate completely surrounds the city-governorate of Damascus and it has an area of 18,032 km² and a population of 2,273,074 (2004 census).
The governorate is divided into ten districts ( ; manatiq). There were nine district until February 2009, when Qudsaya District was created from parts of Markaz Rif Dimashq and Al-Zabadani districts. The districts are further divided into 37 sub-districts.There is a small village belonging to the Damascus countryside (Ghouta) called Aqraba, which is characterized by its fields and agricultural orchards. ( ;nawahi).
Damascus Governorate
Damascus Governorate ( "") is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. Completely surrounded by the Rif Dimashq Governorate, it consists only of the city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, and the suburb of Yarmouk Camp.
The governorate's area is around 107 km, encompassing the area of the city of Damascus and the Yarmouk Camp, while the population is around 1,711,000.
Damascus occupies a strategic location on a plateau which rises 680 m (2,230 ft) above sea level and about 80 km (50 mi) inland from the Mediterranean, sheltered by the Anti-Lebanon mountains, supplied with water by the Barada River. The Anti-Lebanon mountains which mark the border between Syria and Lebanon, bock precipitation from the Mediterranean sea, so that the region of Damascus is sometimes subject to droughts. However, in ancient times this was mitigated by the Barada River, which originates from mountain streams fed by melting snow. Damascus is surrounded by the Ghouta, an irrigated farmland where many vegetables, cereals, and fruits have been farmed since ancient times.
The governorate occupies an area of 107 km, 79 km of which is urban (77 in Damascus, 2 in Yarmouk Camp) while the rest is occupied by Mount Qasioun which overlooks the city.
Damascus has a cold desert climate ("BWk") in Köppen-Geiger system, due to the rain shadow effect of the Anti-Lebanon mountains and the prevailing ocean currents. Summers are dry and hot with less humidity. Winters are cool and somewhat rainy; snowfall is infrequent. Annual rainfall is around , occurring from October to May.
Typhoon Wutip (2019)
Typhoon Wutip was a tropical cyclone that formed on February 18, 2019 and disappeared in March 2, 2019. It caused a lot of destruction in Guam and Micronesia.
The storm formed in mid-February, its intensity reached its peak on February 25, and had the lowest central pressure of any February tropical cyclone, surpassing Higos in 2015.