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Sinpo

**Sinpo** is a port ceety on the coast o the Sea o Japan (East Sea o Korea) in central Sooth Hamgyong Province, North Korea.  Accordin tae the last available census, approximately 158,000 fowk reside here.  

## Weather
The average temperatur is -4.1 ℃ in Januar an 22.6 ℃ in August.  The average annual rainfaw is 688 millimetres.  

## Economy
### Fishery
It is an important base for fishin, wi a recent govrenment emphasis on aquacultur.  The DPRK haes creatit aquacultural cooperatives an a central aquacultur office in the ceety.

### Nuclear pouer
Near Sinpo in 1987 the biggin o first naitional nuclear plant wis stairtit bi the USSR but construction wis cancelled in 1991 due tae lack o fundin an in 1993 feenally accordin tae poleetical raisons. 

Later this place wis the steid o twa planned reactors which wur tae hae been built bi the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) wi internaitional support. Preparations on steid began in 1994 an construction o a reactor stairtit in 1997, but wis niver completit. The last foreign wirkers wur remuivit frae the aurie in Januar 2006.

## Transport
Sinpo Station is on the Pyongra Line railwey.

## See an aw
*Hamgyongnam-do
*Admeenistrative diveesions o North Korea
*Geografie o North Korea

## Freemit airtins
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Riwon

**Riwon** (spelt **Iwon** an aw) is a coonty in Hamgyongnam-do, North Korea.  It is locatit at the province's northeastren tip, an borders the Sea o Japan (East Sea o Korea) tae the sootheast.

## Pheesical featurs
Riwon is muntainous, although thare are sma plains an aw, an is hame tae the Taedok Muntains (대덕산맥).  The heichest peak is Taedoksan (1,442 m).  Thare are some 10 significant streams; the chief o these is the Namdaechon, which drains intae the Sea o Japan.  Thare are various bays an islands alang the coast. Thanks tae its coastal location, the coonty enjoys a mild maritime climate.  Forestland (70% o which is coniferous) taks up 73% o the coonty's aurie.

## Economy
### Minin an manufacturin
Machine manufacturin dominates the local economy, accoontin for hauf o annual industrial production. Deposits o iron, iron sulfide, talc, limestone, graphite, quartzite an silica are foond in the coonty. The Riwon Mine produces talc.

### Agricultur
Agricultur is carriet oot in the plains an alang the streams; major crops include rice, soybeans an maize.

## Transport
Riwon is servit bi roads, an bi railweys an aw, includin the Pyongra Line, Riwon-Cholsan Line an Chaho Line.

## See an aw
*Geografie o North Korea
*Admeenistrative diveesions o North Korea

## Freemit airtins
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Ragwon

**Ragwon** is a coonty in Hamgyongnam-do, North Korea.  It borders the Sea o Japan (East Sea o Korea) tae the sooth an east. Maist o the coonty is muntainous. The heichest pynt is Chonchubong (천주봉).  The coastal aurie includes the islands sic as Chonchodo (전초도) an Chintudo (진두도).  Forestland occupees aboot 75% o the coonty's aurie.

The local economy is centred on fishin.  Abalone are harvestit abundantly frae Ragwon Bay.  The processin o marine guids is a developit local business an aw. Local agricultur is dominatit bi maize.  Thare are orchards an a sma amoont o hivy industrie an aw.

The Pyongra Line is the anerlie railwey servin Ragwon.

## See an aw
*Geografie o North Korea
*Admeenistrative diveesions o North Korea
*Hamgyongnam-do

## Freemit airtins
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Chungsan

**Chungsan** (*Jŭngsan kun*) is a coonty o the province o Pyongannam-do in North Korea.

## Admeenistrative destricts

The destrict is split intae ane ŭp (veelage) an 17 ri (touns).

## References


## Freemit airtins
*  Map o Pyongan provinces 
*  Detailed map
Hoechang

**Hoechang-gun** is a coonty in Pyongannam-do, North Korea.

## History
Afore 1945, maist o the territory that nou comprises Hoechang wis pairt o neebourin Songchon coonty. In 1952 fower tounships frae Songchon (Sungin-myon, Kuryong-myon, Rungjung-myon, an Taegok-myon) an ane frae Koksan (Pongmyong-myon) wur split frae their coonties an mergit tae form Hoechang Coonty.

## Admeenistrative destricts
The destrict is split intae ane up (toun), fower rodongjagu (wirker's destricts, abbreviatit as *gu*), an seiventeen ri (veelages).

## References

*  Detailed map
*  County information 

## Freemit airtins
Chongnam

**Chongnam** (*Ch'ŏngnam gu*) is an destrict o the Pyongannam-do in North Korea.

## Admeenistrative destricts

The destrict is split intae nine dong (neebourheids) an ten ri (villages).

## References


## Freemit airtins
*  Map o Pyongan provinces 
*  Detailed map
Ungok

**Ungok** (*Ungok-chigu*) is an destrict o Pyongannam-do in North Korea.

Tukchang wis established as its awn admeenistrative aurie efter separatin frae Anju in 1997.

## Admeenistrative destricts
The destrict is split intae ane rodongjagu (wirkers' destrict) an aicht ri (veelages).

## Transport
Ungok Station is on the Pyongra Line railwey.

## References


## Freemit airtins
*  Map o Pyongan provinces 
*  Detailed map
Tukchang

**Tukchang** (*Tŭkjang-chigu*) is an destrict o  Pyongannam-do in North Korea.

Tukchang wis established as its awn admeenistrative aurie efter separatin frae Pukchang in 1995.

## Admeenistrative destricts
The destrict is split intae nine dong (neebourheids).

## Preeson Camp
Poleetical Preson Camp No. 18 is a muckle preeson labor colony in Tukchang destrict an Pukchang coonty at the banks o Taedong River. Mony o the 50000 preesoners are forcit tae wirk in coal mines.

## References


## Freemit airtins
*  Map o Pyongan provinces 
*  Detailed map
Taehung

**Taehung** is a ''kun'', or coonty, in the northeastren corner o Pyongannam-do, North Korea.  It is bordered tae the north bi Yongrim an Changjin, tae the east bi Yonggwang an Hamju, tae the sooth bi Yodok an Chongpyong, an tae the wast bi Yongwon an Tongsin.  It is drained bi the Taedong River, which rises in the north pairt o the coonty afore flowin wast intae Yongwon.

The terrain o Taehung is heicher an mair muntainous than ony ither pairt o Pyongannam-do.  Three muntain ranges, the Rangrim, Myohyang, an Puktaebong, pass through the coonty. The heichest o the mony peaks is Tongdaesan, at 2,094 meters abuin sea level.

Local agricultur is dominatit bi dry-field fermin, wi maize the chief crop. Lumber is sent doun the Taedong River for processin. Thare are subterranean reserves o tungsten, gowd, copper, an zinc. Thare are nae railroads, but the coonty is servit bi roads which connect it tae neebourin touns via the muntain passes.

## See an aw
*Leet o seicontary subdiveesions o North Korea
*Geografie o North Korea
*Pyongannam-do

## Freemit airtins
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Chongpyong

**Chongpyong** is a coonty in Hamgyongnam-do, North Korea.  It borders Pyongannam-do province tae the sooth, an the East Korea Bay tae the east.

## Pheesical featurs
The heichest pynt is Noranbong.  Maist o the coonty's laund is muntainous, but the sootheast region is flat. The chief river is the Kumjin River.  In the winter, its climate is continental an the wather is bitterly cauld; housomeivver, the influence o the Rangrim Mountains maks Chongpyong's climate milder than that o the Yellae Sea coast.

## Economy
### Agricultur an fishery
Rice is cultivatit on the level grund o the sootheast, whaur the soil is fertile. Sma amoonts o ither fermin an orchartin tak place an aw. Due tae the coonty's coastal location, fishin is practisit.

### Minin
Minin is a minor component o the local economy.

## Transport
Railweys servin Chongpyong include the Wonsan Line an the Hamgyong Line (nou Pyongra Line).

## See an aw
*Geografie o North Korea
*Admeenistrative diveesions o North Korea

## Freemit airtins
*
Pukchong

**Pukchong** is a coonty in eastren Hamgyongnam-do, North Korea.  It borders the Sea o Japan (East Sea o Korea) tae the sooth. Awa frae the coast, it is entirely muntainous. The Hamgyong Muntains traverse the coonty. The heichest point is Komdoksan.  Chief streams include the Namdaechon an Pochonchon (보천천).  It haes a relatively mild climate for the province.

Industry dominate the local economy, although orcharding and dry-field farming also play a role. Local crops include millet, barley, wheat, soybeans, maize, and rice. Rice production is confined to the valleys. In addition, there are livestock and silkworm farms.  

Railroads passing through Pukchong include the Toksong Line and Pyongra Line.  The county is also served by roads.

## See an aw
*Geografie o North Korea
*Admeenistrative diveesions o North Korea
*Hamgyongnam-do

## Freemit airtins
*
Fortaleza

**Fortaleza** (, *Fortress*) is the state caipital o Ceará, locatit in Northeastern Brazil. Wi a population close tae 2.3 million (metropolitan region ower 3.4 million), Fortaleza is the 5t lairgest ceety in Brazil. It haes an aurie o  an the heichest demographic density in the Kintra (8,001 per km²). Tae the north o the ceety lees the Atlantic Ocean; tae the sooth are the municipalities o Pacatuba, Eusébio, Maracanaú an Itaitinga; tae the east is the municipality o Aquiraz an the Atlantic Ocean; an tae the wast is the municipality o Caucaia. Residents o the ceety are kent as *Fortalezenses*. Fortaleza is ane o the three leadin ceeties in the Northeast region thegither wi Recife an Salvador. The ceety will be ane o the host ceeties o the 2014 FIFA Warld Cup, for which Brazil is the host naition.

## Sister ceeties
Fortaleza's sister ceeties are:

## References
Yangpyeong

**Yangpyeong** (*Yangpyeong-gun*) is a coonty in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea.

## Korean War
Yangpyeong includes the veelage o Jipyeong, which wis a Korean War battle steid.

## Sister ceeties
* Gangbuk-gu, Sooth Korea

## See an aw
* Geografie o Sooth Korea

## References

## Freemit airtins
*Coonty govrenment wabsteid
Gapyeong

**Gapyeong** is a coonty in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea.  It wis the scene o the Battle o Kapyong, a major battle o the Korean War.

Gapyeong is weel kent for its natural brawness an aw. It borders the muntainous province o Gangwon on the east.  The north branch o the Han River flows through the aurie.  Several reservoirs an resorts are locatit in the coonty.

Train service tae Gapyeong then provides an easy taxi ride tae the resort island o Namiseom.  A short 3 minute ferry then taks the traveler tae the island which provides fuid an lodgin in harmony wi natur.

## Education
The *Cheongshim Graduate Schuil o Theologie* is a schuil run by the Unification Church. It is locatit at Seorak-myeon, an wis dedicated on 28 Januar 2004. It is a post-graduate institution teachin Unification theologie.

## Sister ceeties
* Gangnam-gu, Sooth Korea
* Cedar City, Utah

## See an aw
* Cheongpyeong
* Geografie o Sooth Korea
* Gapyeong Canada Monument

## Freemit airtins
* Coonty govrenment wabsteid
Yeoju

**Yeoju** is a ceety in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea.  Thegither wi the neebourin ceety o Icheon, it is kent as a major centre o contemporary Sooth Korean ceramics, hosts the Warld Ceramic Exposition ivery year. Ither local products o note include rice, sweet potatoes, an yellae melons.  Yeoju is the birthplace o Korea's last queen, Empress Myeongseong.

Yeoju's institution o heicher learnin includes Yeojoo Institute o Technologie. The Jungbu Naeryuk Expresswey passes throu the coonty.

## Legacy frae the past
In the coonty are locatit:
* The tomb o the naition's maist important king, Sejong the Great. This tomb wis muivit tae Yeoju frae Seoul in 1469.
* The temple ruins o Godalsaji (c. 764)
* The Moka Buddhist museum
* The waws o Pasaseong fortress
* Silleuksa, the Korea's lane riverside temple

## Notes

## See an aw
* Korean pottery
* Geografie o Sooth Korea
* Yeogang Heich Schuil

## Freemit airtins
*Coonty govrenment wabsteid
Yeoncheon

**Yeoncheon** (*Yeoncheon-gun*) is a coonty in Gyeonggi-do, Sooth Korea. The coonty seat is Yeoncheon-eup (연천읍) an sits on the Korail railwey line connectin Seoul, Sooth Korea, wi the Democratic Fowkrepublic o Korea (DPRK).

## History
Yeoncheon wis the steid o the Battle o Yultong durin the Korean War, whaur the Philippine 10t Battalion Combat Team defendit their position durin the First Cheenese Spring Affensive.

## Sister ceeties
*  Zoucheng, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
*  Shibata, Japan
*  Imus, Philippines

## Freemit airtins
*Coonty govrenment wabsteid
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka

is ane o 24 wairds o Osaka, Japan. It is locatit in the north o the ceety.

## Economy
Nissin Foods haes its corporate heidquairters in Yodogawa-ku. The company muivit tae its current heidquairters in 1977, when the construction o the biggin wis completit.

## Transport
Railwey stations in the waird include:
Shin-Ōsaka Station (New Osaka Station), the terminus o the Tōkaidō Shinkansen which runs tae Tokyo an the Sanyō Shinkansen which links tae Fukuoka.

## Landmarks
Jūsō aurie typifees the unique cultur o Osaka.
## Education

Schuils in the waird include Kitano Heich Schuil.

## References

## Freemit airtins

*Offeecial wabsteid o Yodogawa
Tsurumi-ku, Osaka

is ane o 24 wairds o Osaka, Japan. It is best kent for its muckle pairkland, Tsurumi-Ryokuchi, the steid o the 1990 Internaitional Garden Exposition.

## Points o interest
* Sakuya Konohana Kan

## Freemit airtins

*Offeecial wabsteid o Tsurumi
Ikuno-ku, Osaka

is ane o 24 wairds o Osaka, Japan.

The  aurie o Ikuno-ku is weel kent for the muckle nummer o Korean-Japanese citizens (Zainichi Korean) livin thare, as well as for its muckle nummer o yakiniku (Korean-style barbecue) restaurants. Mony faimilies fae Korea hae livit in the Tsuruhashi destrict for three generations or mair.

## Transport
### Rail
*West Japan Railway Company (These stations are locatit in Tennoji-ku but close to Ikuno-ku.)
**Osaka Loop Line: Teradacho Station - Momodani Station - Tsuruhashi Station
*Kintetsu
**Osaka Line and Nara Line: Tsuruhashi Station - Imazato Station
*Osaka Municipal Subway
**Sennichimae Line: Shoji Station - Kita-Tatsumi Station - Minami-Tatsumi Station

### Road
*Katsuyama dori
*Imazatosuji
*Naitional Route 25
*Uchi-kanjosen

## Freemit airtins

*Offeecial wabsteid o Ikuno
Tennōji-ku, Osaka

is ane o 24 wairds o Osaka, Japan. It is namit efter the *[[Shitennō-ji]]* (Temple o the Fower Heavenly Keengs), which is locatit in the waird.

## General information

Tennōji Station is the ceety's main sootheastren rail terminal wi Osaka Municipal Subway's Tennōji Station Midōsuji Line an Tanimachi Line, JR Tennōji as the terminus o the JR Hanwa Line (an a major stop on the Kyoto Line, Osaka Loop Line, Yamatoji Line an Kansai Airport Line) an the Kintetsu Abenobashi Station, directly athort the street frae Tennōji station is the terminus o the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line. Consequently it haes become a built up area in soothren Osaka. The biggins aroond the station include, the Kintetsu depairtment store, Mio, Station Plaza, an Hoop shoppin maws, Apollo Movie Theater an Lucias depairtment store. It addition, thare are several shoppin streets in the aurie includin Abenobashisuji.

## Creeme
In 2011 body parts wur foond in a bin liner in Higashikozu Pairk. http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/part-of-human-leg-found-in-osaka-park

## Economy
Aigan, the eyeglasses (spectacles) chain, is heidquairtered in Tennōji-ku.

## Attractions
* Shitennō-ji Temple is a historical steid anerlie 10 minutes bi fuit frae Tennōji.
* Isshin-ji is a temple locatit atween Tennoji Pairk an Shitennō-ji.
* Tennōji Pairk, (immediately wast o the station), includes a museum an Tennōji Zoo.
* Chausuyama Kofun is a Kofun locatit inside Tennōji Pairk.

## Entertainment
Tennōji itsel is hame tae the Osaka Municipal Museum o Airt, Tennōji Zoo, the Keitaku-en Japanese garden (built bi the Sumitomo Corporation) an the Tennōji Botanical Garden.

There are three major shoppin centres richt bi Tennōji Station: Mio, a hip, upscale maw; Kintetsu Department Store; an Hoop.

The nearbi Shinsekai entertainment destrict wis established in the early pairt o the last century an still teems wi scores o eateries. It is owerleukit bi the Tsutenkaku touer, ane o Osaka's maist famous seembols.

## Train stations

*West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
**Osaka Loop Line: Tennōji Station - Teradachō Station - Momodani Station - Tsuruhashi Station - Tamatsukuri Station
**Hanwa Line, Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line): Tennōji Station
*Kintetsu
**Osaka Line: Osaka Uehommachi Station - Tsuruhashi Station
**Osaka Abenobashi Station on the Minami-Osaka Line in Abeno-ku is close tae Tennōji Station in Tennōji-ku.
*Hankai Tramway
**Hankai Uemachi Line: Tennōji-eki-mae Station (Locatit in Abeno-ku, but close to Tennōji Station in Tennōji-ku.)
*Osaka Municipal Subway
**Tanimachi Line: Tanimachi Kyuchome Station - Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka Station - Tennōji Station 
**Tennōji Station on the Midōsuji Line is locatit in Abeno-ku, but close tae Tennōji-ku.
**Sennichimae Line: Tanimachi Kyuchome Station - Tsuruhashi Station
**Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line: Tamatsukuri Station

## References

## Freemit airtins

* Offeecial wabsteid o Tennōji
Toyonaka

is a ceety locatit in Osaka Prefectur, Japan.

As o 2010, the ceety haes an estimatit population o 388,633 an a population densitie o 10,680 persons per km². The total aurie is 36.38&nbsp;km². Its peak population wis ower 420,000.

Toyonaka is a residential aurie o Osaka Prefectur, an includes Senri New Town.

The ceety is easy tae reach through various modes o transportation, an mony o its residents commute daily intae Osaka Ceety tae wirk.
Osaka University an Osaka Music College hae their campuses in Toyonaka.

The Consulate-General o Roushie in Osaka is locatit in Toyonaka.

## History
Frae auncient times until the day Toyonaka haes haed a sizable population. The events incitin the Jōkyū War wur relatit tae an event in Toyonaka.
A case on a matter atween a favorite lady o the retired emperor Emperor Go-Toba an a local ''jitō'' wis wrangly resolvitd, an then the umwhile haed the Emperor redecide the case in her favor.

The ceety wis foondit on 15 October 1936.

## Transportation
Osaka Internaitional Airport is pairtially locatit in Toyonaka includin its terminal, although it is mair commonly associatit wi the ceety o Itami.

The ceety is servit bi the Osaka Monorail (Shibahara Station, Hotarugaike Station, Osaka International Airport), the Midōsuji Line (Senri-Chūō Station) an the Hankyu Takarazuka Line (Ishibashi Station, Hotarugaike Station, Toyonaka Station).

## Points o interest
* Hattori Ryokuchi Arboretum
* Hattori Ryokuchi Pairk
* Osaka University

## Sister ceeties
*  San Mateo, Californie, USA

## References

## Freemit airtins

*
Yao, Osaka

is a ceety in Osaka, Japan.

As o 2009, the ceety haes an estimatit population o 271,454 an the densitie o 6,510 persons per km². The tot aurie is 41.71&nbsp;km².

Yao is hame tae a general aviation airport, Yao Airport.

The ceety wis foondit on 1 Aprile 1948.

It is aiblins best kent for its Kawachi ondo festival. The first day featurs dancers in colourful costumes paradin alang the street. The seicont day is a huge bon odori on the grunds o Yao heich schuil whaur hunders o fowk gather tae dance an celebrate thair historic sang an dance.

## Transportation
### Airports
*Yao Airport
### Railways
*West Japan Railway Company
**Yamatoji Line: Shiki Station - Yao Station - Kyuhoji Station
*Kintetsu
**Kintetsu Osaka Line: Kyuhojiguchi Station - Kintetsu Yao Station - Kawachi-Yamamoto Station - Takayasu Station - Onji Station
**Shigi Line: Hattorigawa Station - Shigisanguchi Station
**Nishi-Shigi Cable Line: Takayasuyama Station
*Osaka Municipal Subway
**Tanimachi Line: Yaominami Station

### Roads
*Kinki Expressway
*Route 25
*Route 170

## Sister an Friendship ceeities
*  Usa, Ōita, Japan
*  Wake, Okayama, Japan
*  Shingu, Wakayama, Japan
*  Gojo, Nara, Japan
*  Bellevue, Washington, USA - Sister ceety greement concludit in 1969
*  Jiading Destrict, Shanghai, Cheenae - Sister ceety greement concludit in 1986

## Freemit airtins

* Yao offeecial wabsteid
Jung-gu

**Jung-gu** mey refer tae several different destricts in Sooth Korea:
*Jung-gu, Busan
*Jung-gu, Daegu
*Jung-gu, Daejeon
*Jung-gu, Incheon
*Jung-gu, Seoul
*Jung-gu, Ulsan
Mapo-gu

**Mapo-gu** () is a *gu*, or destrict, athin Seoul, Sooth Korea.  It lees northwast o the Han River. Several universities an govrenment biggins are locatit here. Mapo is especially weel kent for the Hongdae club destrict aroond Hongik University.  Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 1, Line 5, an Line 6 pass through this destrict.  The Seoul World Cup Stadium, a famous landmark in Seoul, is locatit Sangam toun in northwast Mapo.  Neebourin destricts include Yongsan, Jung, Seodaemun an Eunpyeon-gus.

## Mapo Destrict Office
### Location
Mapo Destrict Office is locatit in Seongsan-1 precinct, near World Cup Stadium (15 minutes on foot). Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 6 passes near the office, an it haes a station name "Mapo Destrict Office" 200 m sooth o the office.

### Organisation
The destrict office haes 5 Diveesions, 24 Depairtments, 3 Special Assistance Teams. Mapo Destrict Office employs total 1,298 personnels. The entire office is heidit bi Admeenistrator. Current Admeenistrator is Youngsub Shin (2008).

## Admeenistrative diveesions
Mapo Destrict wis formit in 1944 frae portions o Seodaemun an Yongsan-gus.  The *dong* structur wis revisit in 1985 an 2008.
Roughly 53% o Mapo Destrict's aurie is taken up bi residences, mony o which are high-rise apairtment biggins.  Hintle o the remainin aurie (43%) is greenspace, includin the World Cup Park an addeetional pairkland alang the Han River.

Mapo Destrict recently revampit its precincts (2008). The reveesion aimit tae merge some precincts intae ane big precincts. This effectively reduces nummer o admeenistrative office for precincts. As a result, the nummer o precinct offices decreased tae 16 frae 24. Housomeivver, the admeenistrative revamp did no chynge the address seestem. For example, let us suppose you live in Changjeon precinct. This precinct is nou mergit tae Seogang precinct. The precinct name in your address is still retained as Changjeon precinct.

These are the revampit **admeenistrative** precincts:

## Oreegin o the name
The name "Mapo" comes frae the name o an auld ferry athorts the Han River, an can roughly be translated as "hemp ferry."

## Education
Fouwer college or university institutions, such as Sogang University an Hongik University, are active in Mapo Destrict. The aurie aroond Hongik University is weel kent as ane o the cultural centres o Seoul an aw. Thare are aicht heich schuils, includin Seoul Girls' Heich Schuil, alang wi 12 middle schuils an 20 elementary schuils servin the commonty. Thare are three special schuils for handicappit or industrial educations. Due tae the presence o university students in the destrict, Mapo Destrict affers a lairge variety o shoppin an dinin options. The aurie aroond Ewha Weemen's University is kent for its affordable yet trendy merchandise, while neebourin Shinchon haes an enormous nummer o take out an sit doun restaurants.

## Sister ceeties
* Shijingshan, Cheenae

## References

## Freemit airtins

*Mapo-gu govrenment wabsteid 
*Mapo-gu map
Abeno-ku, Osaka

is ane o 24 wairds o Osaka, Japan. It is locatit in soothren Osaka ceety an haes a population o ower 107,000. In the northren pairt o Abeno, Abenobashi, thare is the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line which terminates at Abenobashi Station, the Midōsuji Line an Tanimachi Line o the Osaka Municipal Subway at Tennoji Station, an the Hankai Tramway's Uemachi Line which terminates at Tennoji-eki-mae Station. The Abenobashi aurie o Abeno is a commercial aurie whaur depairtment stores an movie theatres are locatit. Abeno is a hame for Sharp Corporation (Nagaike-cho).

## History

When Osaka ceety increased its nummer o wairds frae 15 tae 22 on 1 Aprile 1943, Sumiyoshi waird wis dividit intae three "new" wairds, ane o which wis Abeno, the ithers being Higashi-Sumiyoshi waird an Sumiyoshi waird. Thare are varyin theories as tae the oreegin o the name "Abeno". Ane is that it wis the name o a pouerful faimily-clan in auncient Japan, anither suggests it micht come frae ane o Yamabe no Akahito's sangs in Man'yōshū, an anither theory suggests it micht come frae the "amabe" in Higashi-narigun-amabe-gou, an auncient place name. The theory o the pouerful faimily-clan name haulds strangest.

## Train stations locatit in Abeno-ku
*West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
**Hanwa Line: Bishoen Station - Minami-Tanabe Station - Tsurugaoka Station
*Kintetsu
**Minami-Osaka Line: Osaka Abenobashi Station - Koboreguchi Station
*Hankai Tramway
**Uemachi Line: Tennoji-eki-mae Station - Abeno Station - Matsumushi Station - Higashi-Tengachaya Station - Kitabatake Station - Himematsu Station
*Osaka Municipal Subway
**Midōsuji Line: Tennoji Station - Showacho Station - Nishitanabe Station
**Tanimachi Line: Abeno Station - Fuminosato Station

## Freemit airtins

*Offeecial wabsteid o Abeno
Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka

is ane o 24 wairds o Osaka, Japan.

Higashiyodogawa-ku is locatit in the north-east pairt o Osaka ceety.

The population o Higashiyodogawa-ku is 181,535.(2003)

The popular aurie tae shop is Awaji, which is aboot 10 minutes awa frae Umeda bi train ride(Hankyu Railways Kyoto Line).

A famous cosmetic company Shiseido's main factory is in Komatsu, Higashiyodogawa-ku.

## Freemit airtins

*Offeecial wabsteid o Higashiyodogawa  
*Offeecial wabsteid o Higashiyodogawa
Tondabayashi

is a ceety locatit in Osaka, Japan.

As o 2010, the ceety haes an estimatit population o 120,483 an the density o 3,040 persons per km². The total aurie is 39.66&nbsp;km².

The ceety wis foondit on 1 Aprile 1950.

This ceety is hame tae the biggest annual firewirks display in the warld The PL Art of Fireworks Display. The display consists o a minimum o 100,000 shells fired in less nor an oor. Tondabayashi's sister ceety is Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

## Freemit airtins

* Tondabayashi offeecial wabsteid
Aroma Province

**Aroma** is ane o the twinty provinces o the Bolivie La Paz Depairtment an is situatit in the depairtment's soothren pairts.

## Location

*Aroma* province is locatit atween 16° 43' an 17° 35' sooth an atween 67° 22' an 68° 23' Wast. It extends ower 120&nbsp;km frae northwast tae sootheast, an up tae 55&nbsp;km frae northeast tae soothwast.

The province is situatit on the Bolivie Altiplano sootheast o Lake Titicaca an borders Ingavi Province in the northwast, Pacajes Province in the wast, Gualberto Villarroel Province in the sooth, Oruro Depairtment in the sootheast, Loayza Province in the east, an Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the north.

## Population
The population o Aroma Province haes increased bi 80% ower the recent twa decades:
*1992: 65,730 inhabitants (census)
*2001: 86,480 inhabitants (census)
*2005: 99,162 inhabitants (est.)
*2010: 110,418 inhabitants (est.)

45.1% o the population are younger than 15 year auld. *(1992)*

79.9% o the population speak Spaingie, 93.9% speak Aymara, an 6.7% Quechua. *(2001)*

The leeteracy rate o the province's population is 78.4%. *(1992)*

82.1% o the population hae nae access tae electricity, 88.0% hae nae sanitary facilities. *(1992)*

69.2% o the population are Catholics, 25.5% are Protestants. *(1992)*

## Diveesion
The province comprises seiven municipios which are further subdividit intae cantons.

## References


## Freemit airtins
*General map o province 
*Detailed map o province touns an rivers 
*Population data (Spaingie) 
*Social data (Spaingie)
Sica Sica

**Sica Sica** is a sma toun an caipital o Aroma Province in the La Paz Depairtment o wastren Bolivia. It is locatit some 115 kilometres frae La Paz, on the soothwastren edge o the Serrania de Sicasica, a ridge, which is atween La Paz an Cochabamba in a sooth-easterly direction. As o 2008 it haes an estimatit population o 4620. It  The toun is situatit at a hicht o 3933 metres on the Bolivie Altiplano. Nearbi Sica Sica is Ayo Ayo, the birthplace o the indigenous rebel leader Túpac Apaza.

The cathedral, Fernando Soria, is a Naitional Monument frae the 17t Century. It haulds relics in the form o firthcarvin, an gowd an siller wirk frae the time o the Viceroyalty o Peru. Hot springs near the toun attract tourists an aw.

## References
* Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Bolivia
Sica Sica Municipality

**Sica Sica Municipality** is the first municipal section o the Aroma Province in the La Paz Depairtment, Bolivie. Its seat is Sica Sica.

## References

*  Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia  (INE)
Ayo Ayo

**Ayo Ayo** is a location in the La Paz Depairtment in Bolivie. It is the seat o the Ayo Ayo Municipality, the third municipal section o the Aroma Province. 

## References

* Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia
Colquencha

**Colquencha** is a toun in Aroma Province in the La Paz Depairtment, Bolivie. It is the seat o the Colquencha Municipality.

## References

* Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia
Patacamaya

**Patacamaya** is a ceety in Bolivie, situatit in the La Paz Depairtment. It is the seat o the Patacamaya Municipality, the fift municipal section o the Aroma Province. Patacamaya lees in the Altiplano, approximately 100&nbsp;km sootheast o La Paz. It contains the intersection atween 'Carretera 1' which goes frae La Paz tae Oruro, as well as Cochabamba, an the 'Carretera Arica-La Paz'. The 'Tambo Quemado' heich-gate is ane o the maist important internaitional roads that travels through Bolivie.

## Name
The name o 'Patacamaya' oreeginatit frae a war that occurred in the 1920s atween Aymaras an Quechuas. The wird 'Patacamaya' is a conglomeration o twa wirds; 'Pataca' meanin "100" an 'Amaya' meaning 'Dead,' referrin tae the casualties o the war.

## Observatory
Situatit 3789 meters abuin sea level, Patacamaya is a prime location for astronomical observation. Its lichtly populatit aurie keeps licht pollution at a minimum, makkin it an ideal place for an observatory. The 'Observatorio de Patacamaya' wis built in 1973 wi help o the Soviets. Housomeivver, syne 1983, the UMSA (Universidad Mayor de San Andres) haes been maintainin the observatory. 

The telescope in the observatory is a Celestron telescope o 40&nbsp;cm diametre. The observatory contains twa astro-cameras an AFU-75 an aw, an CCD SBIG ST-5 amang ither astronomical equipment. This equipment haes been extremely uiseful for students researchin such events as the passin o Halley's Comet an the Shoemaker Levy 9 Comet.

## Economy
Apairt frae the Observatory, Patacamaya haes some ither smawer sources o income includin a weekly Sunday fair. Agricultur in the aurie consists mainly o potatoes. 

Patacamaya is hame tae the militar unit 'Batallon de Tanques I Calama.'

## References

* www.ine.gov.bo
Sapahaqui Municipality

**Sapahaqui Municipality** is a municipality in the Loayza Province in the La Paz Depairtment, Bolivie. Its seat is Sapahaqui.

## References

*  Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia  (INE)
La Paz (disambiguation)

**La Paz** is the name o several places (literally meanin "The Peace"):
## Argentinae
* La Paz, Córdoba
* La Paz, Entre Ríos
* La Paz, Mendoza
* La Paz Depairtment, Catamarca
* La Paz Depairtment, Mendoza
## Bolivie
* La Paz, admeenistrative caipital o Bolivie
* La Paz Depairtment, Bolivie
* La Paz Municipality, Bolivie
## Colombie
* La Paz, Cesar
* La Paz, Santander
## Costa Rica
* La Paz Watterfaw, Costa Rica
## El Salvador
* La Paz Depairtment (El Salvador)
## Honduras
* La Paz, Honduras
* La Paz Depairtment (Honduras)
## Mexico
* La Paz, Baja California Sur
** La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur
* Los Reyes Acaquilpan, a ceety an govrenin heid o the municipality o La Paz in the State o México

## Paraguay
* La Paz, Paraguay, a *distrito* in Itapúa Depairtment
## Philippines
* La Paz, Abra
* La Paz, Agusan del Sur
* La Paz, Iloilo Ceety, a destrict o Iloilo Ceety
* La Paz, Leyte
* La Paz, Tarlac
## Unitit States
* La Paz, Indiana
* La Paz Coonty, Arizona
*La Paz, Arizona a ghaist toun that gae the coonty its name
*United Farm Workers heidquairters
* La Paz (B&O), a railwey caur biggit for the B&O Railroad
## Uruguay
* La Paz, Uruguay in the Canelones Depairtment

## See an aw
* La Paz (B&O) a historic railwey caur
* Paz
Capulalpam de Méndez

**Capulalpam de Méndez** is a toun an municipality in the Sierra Juárez in Oaxaca in sooth-wastren Mexico. 
It is pairt o the Ixtlán Destrict in the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca region.
The name "Capulalpam" in Nahuatl means "Laund o the chokecherry tree" - a common teep o tree in the aurie.

## Environment

The municipality covers an aurie o 19.14&nbsp;km² o ruggit muntainous terrain.
The toun is at an altitude o 2,040 metres abuin sea level in a heich muntain glen.
The climate is predominantly ceul an weet.
Common flouers include Gladiolus, geraniums, roses, bougainvillea, tulips an calla lilies. 
Trees include esh, aguilar, ayacahuite, aik, an Madrano ocotal, as weel as fruit-bearin walnuts, pears, quince, aipple, peach, ploum an chokecherry.

Common birds are the eagle, hawk, craw, houlet, dou, vultur, bat, swallae, sparrow, lark, quail, pheasant, picocanda an magpie. 
Wild animals include tod, coyote, brock, armadillo, wild boar, deer, tlacomixtle, opossum, cougar, skunk, jaguar, panther, rabbit an paca.
The aurie haes lizards, coral snakes, rattlesnakes, tarantula an scorpion an aw.

## Economy

As o 2005, the municipality haed 326 hoosehaulds wi a total population o 1,313, 89 o wham spak a hamelt leid.
Aboot 10% o the population is engagit in jewelry manufactur an anither 10% wirk in a stane aggregate plant. 
Maist ithers are engagit in agricultur.
The toun haes a bonnie 16t century kirk dedicatit tae St. Matthew.
The kirk interior is lined bi 15 lairge, ornate, haund-carvit releegious scenarios that date frae the 16t an 17t centuries.

In Februar 2008, Capulalpam wis offeecially designatit a "Pueblo Magico" (magical toun), Oaxaca's first an Mexico's 33rd siclike toun. The govrenment annooncit plans tae construct a tradeetional healin center. The new designation an the healin center wur expectit tae boost tourism.
The centre, nou open, employs tradeetional healers wha provide medicinal plant therapy, massages, temazcal an herbal baths. 
The center haes a herbal pharmacy an affers basic trainin courses aboot a great variety o medicinal plants.
The 'temazcal' is a teep o sweat lodge that gives pheesical an spiritual purification uisin the fower elements o fire, air, watter an earth tae give relief frae the stresses o daily life.
Participants mey reak a level o consciousness seimlar tae that o meditation.

## Freemit airtins
*

## References
La Paz Municipality, Bolivie

**La Paz Municipality** is the caipital municipality (*sección municipal capital*) an ane o the five municipalities o the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the  La Paz Depairtment in Bolivie. Its seat is La Paz.

## Places o interest
Some o the tourist attractions o the municipality are:
* Huayna Potosí Snawcovered Muntain
* Cotapata Naitional Pairk an Integratit Management Natural Aurie
* *Abra de la Cumbre* at a hicht of 4,650 m abuin sea level, the heichest point on the route atween La Paz an the Yungas
* Killi Killi viewpoint which presents a panoramic view o the ceety o La Paz
* Muela del Diablo ("Devil's Tooth"), a giant rock o aboot 150 m heicht that has the shape of a tooth
* Valle de la Luna ("Muin Glen"), sooth o La Paz ceety
* La Paz zoo "Vesty Pakos Sofra" wi an aurie o 22.4 ha, the lairgest zoo in Bolivie, the seicont lairgest in Sooth Americae an the heichest in the warld.
* Lake Inkachaka

## See also
* Sirk'i Qullu

## References

* www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: La Paz Municipality

## Freemit airtins
* La Paz Municipality: population data and map
Ixtlán de Juárez

**Ixtlán de Juárez** is a toun an municipality in the Mexican state o Oaxaca aboot 65&nbsp;km north o the ceety o Oaxaca on Federal Heich-gate 175 towards Veracruz.
It is pairt o the Ixtlán Destrict in the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca region.

## Admeenistrative auries
### Municipality o Ixtlán

The municipality o Ixtlán de Juárez includes the toun, an in addition the dounsets o San Juan Yagila, Santa Cruz Yagavila, Santa María Yahuiche, Santa María Zoogochi, Santiago Teotlasco, Santo Domingo Cacalotepec, San Gaspar Yagalaxi, San Miguel Tiltepec, Santa María Josaa, La Luz, La Josefina an La Palma.  The population o the toun in the 2005 census wis 2,479, an o the entire municipality, 7,188.  Ither than the toun o Ixtlán, nane o the dounsets hae as mony as a thoosan inhabitants.

### Rincón de Ixtlán

The Rincón de Ixtlán is an aurie lairgely athin the municipality o Ixtlán de Juárez.  It comprises nine commonties, eicht o them athin the municipality o Ixtlán (the nint, San Pedro Yaneri, is a sma unthirlt municipality).  The Rincón does no include the toun o Ixtlán or ither commonties on the main road.  This remote an culturally homogeneous aurie is ane o the maist intensely indigenous in the whole o Mexico, an haes tharefore been the subject o considerable sociological study 

## Notable biggins
**Templo de St Tomás Apóstol* (Kirk o St Thomas the Apostle), a baroque biggin constructit 1640-1734, replacin an earlier adobe structur.
*Clock touer on the Plaza
**Presidencia municipal*
**Museo de la Biodiversidad* (Biodiversity Museum)

## References

## Freemit airtins
*Entry for Ixtlán de Juárez in the Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México  (in Spanish)
Ixtlan

**Ixtlan** mey refer tae:

*Ixtlán de los Hervores, in the Mexican state o Michoacán.
*Ixtlán del Río, in the Mexican state o Nayarit.
** Ixtlán del Rio (airchaeological steid)
*Ixtlán de Juárez, in the Mexican state o Oaxaca.
Pedro Domingo Murillo Province

**Pedro Domingo Murillo** is a province in the Bolivie La Paz Depairtment. It wis creatit on 8 Januar 1838, wi the name Cercado an on 17 October 1912, durin the presidency o Eliodoro Villazón, its name wis chyngit in honor o Pedro Domingo Murillo, protagonist o the revolution o 16 Juin 1809.

The province contains the Bolivie admeenistrative caipital, La Paz, as well as the major ceety o El Alto.

## Subdiveesion
Pedro Domingo Murillo Province is dividit intae five municipalities.

## Places o interest
Some o the tourist attractions o the municipality are:
** In La Paz Municipality:
** Huayna Potosí Snawcovered Muntain
** Cotapata Naitional Pairk an Integratit Management Natural Aurie
** *Abra de la Cumbre* at a hicht of 4,650 m abuin sea level, the heichest point on the route atween La Paz an the Yungas
** Killi Killi viewpoint which presents a panoramic view o the ceety o La Paz
** Muela del Diablo ("Devil's Tooth"), a giant rock o aboot 150 m heicht that has the shape of a tooth
** Valle de la Luna ("Muin Glen"), sooth o La Paz ceety
** La Paz zoo "Vesty Pakos Sofra" wi an aurie o 22.4 ha, the lairgest zoo in Bolivie, the seicont lairgest in Sooth Americae an the heichest in the warld.
** Lake Inkachaka
* In Palca Municipality:
** Apacheta viewpoint in Palca Canton which affers a sicht o the contrastin landscape an snawcappit Illimani
** *Valle de los Ánimas* ("Strath o the Souls") an its lake (*Laguna de las Ánimas*) in Palca Canton
** the toun o Palca wi hooses o colonial times, Palca River, Chuaqueri gorge, kent as Palca gorge, and Takesi pre-Columbian trail in Palca Canton
** the commonties o Quilihuaya an Pinaya in Quilihuaya Canton
** the commonty o Cohoni, its kirk datin frae the 17t century an the chullpas o Ch'ullu Cahinbaya in Cohoni Canton

## See an aw
* Janq'u Quta
* Loch Milluni
* Wila Quta

## References

## Freemit airtins
* Map o Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Quime

**Quime** is a sma toun in the La Paz Depairtment in Bolivie situatit sootheast o the ceety o La Paz at the Khatu River. It is the seat o the Quime Municipality locatit in the Inquisivi Province.

The toun lees atween the muntains an the tropics. It haes a muckle vegetation, maistly eucalyptus.

## References


## Freemit airtins
* National Institute of Statistic in Bolivia:  Quime Municipality: population data and map
Akhlatyan

**Akhlatyan** (, Romanisit as **Akhlat’yan** an **Akhlatian**; an aw, **Alkhat’yan**) is a veelage an rural commonty (municipality) in the Syunik Province o Armenie.  The Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie (ARMSTAT) reportit its population as 459 in 2010, doun frae 588 at the 2001 census.

## References
Hatsavan

**Hatsavan** or **Hats’avan** or **Atsavan** mey refer tae:
*Hatsavan, Kotayk, Armenie
*Hatsavan, Syunik, Armenie
Hatsavan, Kotayk

**Hatsavan** (, Romanisit as **Hats’avan** an **Atsavan** an aw; umwhile, **Avdalar**) is a toun in the Kotayk Province o Armenie.

## References
*
*
San Pedro Yaneri

**San Pedro Yaneri** is a toun an municipality in Oaxaca in south-wastren Mexico. The municipality covers an aurie o 79.1 km². 

As o 2005, the municipality haed a total population of 943, o whom 807 spoke some indigenous leid. 

The municipality is ane o nine that mak up the  "Rincon de Ixtlán", the anerlie ane that is no athin the municipality o Ixtlán de Juárez an aw.
It is pairt o the Ixtlán Destrict in the Sierra Norte region.

## References
Sisian

:*For the toun soothwast o Sisian, umwhile cried Sisian an aw, see [[Hatsavan, Syunik]].*

**Sisian** () -  a ceety in the soothren province o Syunik, Armenie.  Umwhile kent as **Sisakan** an aw, till 1935 it wis namit **Karakilise**, in 1935 wis namit **Sisavan**, in 1940 **Sisian**. Locatit on baith banks o Vorotan River, 6 km sooth o the Yerevan-Meghri heich-gate, at a distance o 217&nbsp;km frae Yerevan an 115&nbsp;km frae Kapan. Sisian forms an urban commonty (municipality).  The Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie (ARMSTAT) reportit its population wis 16,735 in 2010, doun frae 16,843 at the 2001 census.

## Etymologie
The aurie o modren-day Sisian wis cried *Sisakan* durin auncient historical periods an aw. Accordin tae Movses Khorenatsi, the name o Sisakan -an subsequently Sisian- wis derivit frae Sisak, a legendary ancestor o the Armenie princely hoose o Syuni.

## History
Historically, the territory o modren Sisian wis pairt o **Tseghuk** canton (Armenie: Ծղուկք գաւառ *Tsghukk gavar*), at the hert o the auncient province o Syunik, athin Armenie Major. Durin the 4t century, the nearbi historic dounset o Shaghat became the residence o the princes an the releegious leaders o Syunik. It remained the spiritual an the poleetical centre o the region till the end o the 10t century, when the fortifee'd toun o Kapan in Baghk canton wis selectit as caipital o the newly established Kinrick o Siwnik.

## Sister ceeties
*  **[[Nea Smyrni]]**, Greece
*  **[[Slutsk]]**, Belaroushie
*  **[[Montélimar]]**, Fraunce

## Notable fowk frae Sisian
* Nicholas Adontz (1871-1942), Armenie historian
* Israel Ori (1658-1711), Armeni diplomat

## Gallery

File:Sisian river.jpg|Vorotan River in Sisian
File:Sisian church.jpg|Surb Hovhannes o Sisavank, 691 AD
File:Zorats Karer 2008, part of the stone circle.jpg|The prehistoric aircheological steid o Zorats Karer or Karahunj observatory


## References
Akunk

**Akunk** or **Akunq** mey refer tae:
*Akunk, Gegharkunik, Armenie
*Akunk, Aragatsotn, Armenie
*Akunk, Kotayk, Armenie
*Çaykənd, Shusha, Nagorno-Karabakh
Akunk, Aragatsotn

**Akunk** (, Romanisit as **Akunq**; till 1946, **Gezlu** an **Gyuzlu**) is a toun in the Aragatsotn Province o Armenie. The toun wis foondit in 1829.

## References
*
*Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census
*Kiesling, *Rediscoving Armenia*, p. 18, available online at the US embassy to Armenia's website
Agarak, Lori

**Agarak** () is a veelage in the Lori Province o Armenie. It lees at the end o the H-33 heich-gate. The aurie is dominatit bi agricultur.

## References
*
*World Gazeteer: Armenia &ndash; Warld-Gazetteer.com
*
Gangnam

**Gangnam** or **Kangnam** is a Sino-Korean place name meanin "sooth o the river". It mey refer tae:

*Gangnam-gu, a local govrenment destrict in Seoul, Sooth Korea
**Gangnam (3 Destricts), three destricts in sootheast an sooth Seoul, Sooth Korea
*Kangnam Coonty, a coonty o Pyongyang, North Korea
*Kangnam Muntains, muntains in North Pyong'an, North Korea
*Kangnam Varsity, a varsity in Yongin, Sooth Korea
**[[Kang Nam 1]]*, a North Korean cargo ship

## Ither relatit places
*Gangnam Station, a subwey station in Seoul, Sooth Korea
*Gangnam-gu Office Station, Seoul, Sooth Korea
*"Gangnam Style", a 2012 sang bi Sooth Korean sangster Psy
*Han River (Korea)

## See an aw
* Jiangnan (disambiguation), Cheenese places that uises the same Cheenese chairacters as Gangnam
* 江南
Akunk, Gegharkunik

**Akunk** (, Romanisit as **Akunk’** an **Akunq**; till 1935, **Kirkhbulag** an **Ghrkhbulagh**) is a veelage in the Gegharkunik Province o Armenie. It wis foondit on the steid o a Bronze Age dounset an haes a fort datin frae the 6t-4t century BC.  Thare are twa Tukh Manuk pilgrimage steids in the veelage as well.  Wast o Akunk is the Klor Dar cyclopean fort.

## References
* 
* World Gazeteer: Armenia &ndash; World-Gazetteer.com
* 
* 
*
San Pedro Carchá

**San Pedro Carchá**, uisually referred tae as **Carchá**, is a municipality in the Guatemalan depairtment o Alta Verapaz. It is situatit at 1282 m abuin sea level. It haes an estimatit population 245,000 fowk.
It covers a terrain o 1082&nbsp;km².

## Sports
Deportivo Carchá fitbaa club play thair hame gemmes in the Estadio Juan Ramon Ponce Guay. Thay hae played in Guatemala's tap diveesion frae 1998-2001.

## References

## Freemit airtins
*Muni in Spainyie
Santa Cruz Verapaz

**Santa Cruz Verapaz** is a municipality in the Guatemalan depairtment o Alta Verapaz. It is situatit at 1406 m abuin sea level. It contains 19,000 fowk. It covers a terrain o 48&nbsp;km². The annual festival is Mey 1-Mey 5.

## References

## Freemit airtins
*Muni in Spaingie
Chisec

**Chisec** is a municipality in the north o the Guatemalan depairtment o Alta Verapaz that wis foondit in 1813. The municipality covers a territory o 1488&nbsp;km². Approximately 95% o the municipality's inhabitants are Mayan, spread ower the toun o Chisec an approximately 140 commonties. (Thare uised tae be closer tae 240 commonties, but a nummer o these hae offeecially split aff tae the new municipality o Raxruha, creatit bi the Guatemalan Congress in 2008.) Q'eqchi' is widely spoken thare alangside Spaingie.

## References

## Freemit airtins
*Muni in Spainyie
*INE - XI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y VI de Habitación (Censo 2002)  
*Visit Chisec 
*Commonty based ecotourism in Chisec
Álvaro Arzú

**Álvaro Enrique Arzú Yrigoyen** (born 14 Mairch 1946, in Guatemala Ceety - 27 April 2018) wis the 32nt Preses o Guatemala frae 14 Januar 1996 till 14 Januar 2000. He haes been electit Mayor o Guatemala Ceety on five occasions: in 1982, but wis preventit frae assumin office acause o a coup d'état; in 1986, this time assumin an servin his mandate; again in Januar 2004; an he wis re-electit for a third effective term in September 2007 wi 55 percent o the popular vote. Arzú wis re-electit in September 2011 for a third consecutive term as mayor o the caipital, which began in Januar 2012  until 2018.

## Notes


## Freemit airtins
*Biography and presidential tenure, by CIDOB Foundation 
*Profile citymayors
*Arzú Alcalde  2007 mayoral campaign website
Otto Pérez Molina

**Otto Fernando Pérez Molina** (born 1 December 1950) is a Guatemalan politeecian, retired militar officer, an the Preses o Guatemala frae 2012 tae 2015, who haes been accuised o graft, bribery, an corruption. Staundin as the Patriotic Pairty (*Partido Patriota*) candidate, he lost the 2007 presidential election but prevailed in the 2011 presidential election. Durin the 1990s, afore enterin politics, he servit as Director o Militar Intelligence,  Presidential Chief o Staff unner Preses Ramiro de Leon Carpio, an as chief representative o the militar for the Guatemalan Peace Accords. Durin his presidency, amangst his activites wis a controversial caw for the legalisation o drogs.

## References
Roxana Baldetti

**Ingrid Roxana Baldetti Elías** (born Guatemala Ceety; 13 Mey 1962) wis the first female Vice Preses o Guatemala fre 2012 till her resignation amid a corruption scandal in 2015

## References

## Freemit airtins
* *in Spanish*.
*Roxana Baldetti at the Patriotic Pairty wabsteid *in Spainyie*.
*
Evo Morales

**Juan Evo Morales Ayma** (born 26 October 1959), popularly kent as **Evo** (), is a Bolivie politeecian an activist, wha servit as Preses o Bolivie frae 2006 tae 2019. He is the leader o baith the Muivement for Socialism pairty (MAS) an the *[[Cocalero]]* trade union. Poleetically a socialist leader, the cornerstane o his presidency haes been a focus on implementin new policies in the kintra, introducin a new constitution, laund reforms, naitionalisin various key industries, opposin Unitit States involvement in the kintra's politics, an reducin poverty.

## References
### Footnotes