claim: Charlotte, North Carolina was the third-largest city in population size from 1995 to 2017.
evidence: Mahawa -LRB- also known as Maho -RRB- is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka .. North Western Province. North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka. British used the word `` Maho '' as the name for this town because they were unable to pronounce `` Mahawa '' properly .. It is located in the Kurunegala District .. Kurunegala District. Kurunegala District. Buddhists , Muslims , Hindus and Christians live in this town .. The town is situated 4 km north-west of the Yapahuwa Rock Fortress .. Yapahuwa. Yapahuwa. In addition the area contains some famous irrigation tanks such as `` Mediyawa '' and `` Abakolawewa '' .