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Birmingham

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**Birmingham** (/ˈbɜːrmɪŋəm/ *BUR-ming-əm*) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West Midlands metropolitan county, and approximately 4.3 million in the wider metropolitan area. It is the largest UK metropolitan area outside of London. Birmingham is commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom.

Birmingham City Council is the largest local authority in Europe, in terms of the population it covers with 101 councillors representing 77 wards as of 2018. Its headquarters are at the Council House in Victoria Square. As of 2018, the council has a Labour Party majority and is led by Ian Ward. Labour replaced the previous no overall control status at the May 2012 elections. The honour and dignity of a Lord Mayoralty was conferred on Birmingham by Letters Patent on 3 June 1896.

Birmingham's ten parliamentary constituencies are represented in the House of Commons as of 2020 by two Conservative and eight Labour MPs.

Originally part of Warwickshire, Birmingham expanded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, absorbing parts of Worcestershire to the south and Staffordshire to the north and west. The city absorbed Sutton Coldfield in 1974 and became a metropolitan borough in the new West Midlands county. A top-level government body, the West Midlands Combined Authority, was formed in April 2016. The WMCA holds devolved powers in transport, development planning, and economic growth. The authority is governed by a directly elected mayor, similar to the Mayor of London.

See also Government of Birmingham
Białystok

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Białystok ([bʲaˈwɨstɔk]; English: /bjɑːˈwɪstɒk/ byah-WIH-stok; Belarusian: Беласток, translit. Belostok, Lithuanian: Balstogė, Russian: Белосток, translit. Belostok, Yiddish: ביאַליסטאָק‎, translit. Byalistok) is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship.
Boksitogorsky District

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Boksitogorsky District (Russian: Бокситого́рский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Tikhvinsky District in the north and west, Babayevsky District of Vologda Oblast in the east, Chagodoshchensky District of Vologda Oblast in the southeast, Khvoyninsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the south, and with Lyubytinsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the southwest. The area of the district is 7,200 square kilometers (2,800 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Boksitogorsk
Bodaybo

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Bodaybo (Russian: Бодайбо, IPA: [bədɐjˈbo]) is a town and the administrative center of Bodaybinsky District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vitim River at its confluence with the Bodaybo River, located 1,290 kilometers (800 mi) from Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bodaybo serves as the administrative center of Bodaybinsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Bodaybo, together with the selo of Nerpo in Bodaybinsky District, is incorporated within Bodaybinsky Municipal District as Bodaybinskoye Urban Settlement
Blekinge

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Blekinge (Swedish pronunciation: [²bleːkɪŋɛ]) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (landskap), situated in the south of the country. It borders Småland, Scania and the Baltic Sea. It is the country's second-smallest province by area (only Öland is smaller), and the smallest province located on the mainland.
Bodenseekreis

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Bodenseekreis ("Lake Constance district") is a Landkreis (district) in the south-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west, clockwise) Konstanz, Sigmaringen and Ravensburg, and in Bavaria, Lindau district. To the south, on the opposite shores of Lake Constance, lies Switzerland.

The district was created in 1973, when the previous district Tettnang was merged with most of the district Überlingen.
Bench Maji Zone

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Bench Maji is one of the Zones of the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR). Bench Maji is bordered on the south by the Ilemi Triangle, on the west by South Sudan, on the northwest by the Gambela Region, on the north by Sheka, on the northeast by Keffa, and on the east by Debub Omo. The Omo River defines much of its eastern border with Debub Omo. The administrative center of Bench Maji is Mizan Teferi; other towns include Maji.
As-Safira District

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as-Safira District (Arabic: منطقة السفيرة‎, translit. manṭiqat as-Safīrah) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of as-Safira.

The main towns are as-Safira and Khanasir. The main economic activity is agriculture. Since ancient times, as-Safira was a fertile area where grains and other crops were harvested.
Bitterfeld (district)

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Bitterfeld was a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the city of Dessau, the district of Wittenberg, Delitzsch (Saxony) and the districts of Saalkreis and Köthen.

During the Kreisreform 2007 2007 the district was merged with Köthen and a large part of Anhalt-Zerbst into the new district Anhalt-Bitterfeld.
Bokhansky District

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Bokhansky District (Russian: Боханский райо́н) is an administrative district of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the thirty-three in the oblast. Municipally, it is incorporated as Bokhansky Municipal District. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,700 square kilometers (1,400 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a settlement) of Bokhan.
Blagoyevo

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Blagoyevo (Russian: Благоево; Komi: Благоев) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Udorsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Blagoyevo, together with four rural localities, is incorporated within Udorsky District as Blagoyevo Urban-Type Settlement Administrative Territory (an administrative division of the district).[1] As a municipal division, Blagoyevo Urban-Type Settlement Administrative Territory is incorporated within Udorsky Municipal District as Blagoyevo Urban Settlement.
Bełchatów County

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Bełchatów County (Polish: powiat bełchatowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bełchatów, which lies 47 kilometres (29 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź. The only other town in the county is Zelów, lying 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Bełchatów.

Bełchatów County is bordered by Pabianice County to the north, Piotrków County to the east, Radomsko County to the south, Pajęczno County to the south-west, Wieluń County to the west and Łask County to the north-west.
Bielsko-Biała

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Bielsko-Biała [ˈbʲɛlskɔ ˈbʲawa] (About this sound listen) (Czech: Bílsko-Bělá; German: Bielitz-Biala) is a city in Southern Poland with the population of approximately 174,000 (December 2013). The city is a centre of the 325,000-large Bielsko Urban Agglomeration and is a major industrial (particularly automotive), transport and tourism hub. Neighbouring the Beskid Mountains to the south, Bielsko-Biała is composed of two former cities on opposite banks of the Biała River, Silesian Bielsko and Lesser Poland's Biała, merged in 1951.

## Boroughs

* Aleksandrowice
* Biała
* Hałcnów
* Kamienica
* Komorowice Śląskie i Komorowice Krakowskie
* Leszczyny
* Lipnik
* Mikuszowice Śląskie and Mikuszowice Krakowskie
* Olszówka Dolna and Olszówka Górna
* Stare Bielsko
* Straconka
* Wapienica
Bayreuth

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Bayreuth (German pronunciation: [baɪˈʁɔʏt]; Upper Franconian: [ba(ː)ˈɾaɪ̯t]) (Bavarian: Bareid) is a medium-sized town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Franconian Jura and the Fichtelgebirge Mountains. The town's roots date back to 1194. In the early 21st century, it is the capital of Upper Franconia and has a population of 72,148 (2015). It is world-famous for its annual Bayreuth Festival, at which performances of operas by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner are presented.
Blīdene Parish

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Blīdene parish (Latvian: Blīdenes pagasts) is an administrative unit of the Brocēni Municipality, Latvia. The administrative center is Blīdene village. Prior to the 2009 administrative reforms it was part of Saldus District.

More information on the Latvian Wikipedia page [2].
Bernese Jura

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Bernese Jura (French: Jura bernois) is the name for the French-speaking area of the Swiss canton of Bern, and from 2010 one of ten administrative divisions of the canton.

Comprising the three French-speaking districts in the northern part of the canton, it contains 40 municipalities with an area of 541.71 km2 (209.16 sq mi) and a population (as of December 2016) of 53,767. More than 90% of the population of the three districts speak French.

The Bernese Jura of today comprises only three out of a total of seven districts which were known as the Bernese Jura during the period of 1815–1979. Of the remaining four, three seceded as the canton of Jura in 1979, while the fourth, the Laufen district, joined the canton of Basel-Landschaft in 1994.
Braunschweig (city)

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Braunschweig (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁaʊ̯nʃvaɪ̯k]; Low German: Brunswiek [ˈbrɔˑnsviːk]), also called Brunswick in English, is a city of 250,704 people (2016), located in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated north of the Harz mountains at the furthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser.
Basque Country (autonomous community)

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The Basque Country (/bæsk, bɑːsk/; Basque: Euskadi [eus̺kadi]; Spanish: País Vasco [paˈiz ˈβasko]; French: Pays Basque), officially the Basque Autonomous Community (Basque: Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa, EAE; Spanish: Comunidad Autónoma Vasca, CAV) is an autonomous community in northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay, and Gipuzkoa.

The Basque Country or Basque Autonomous Community was granted the status of nationality within Spain, attributed by the Spanish Constitution of 1978. The autonomous community is based on the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country, a foundational legal document providing the framework for the development of the Basque people on Spanish soil. Navarre, which had narrowly rejected a joint statute of autonomy with Gipuzkoa, Álava and Biscay in 1932,[2] was granted a separate statute in 1982.

Currently there is no official capital in the autonomous community, but the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the province of Álava, is the de facto capital as the location of the Basque Parliament, the headquarters of the Basque Government, and the residence of the President of the Basque Autonomous Community (the Palace of Ajuria Enea). The High Court of Justice of the Basque Country has its headquarters in the city of Bilbao. Whilst Vitoria-Gasteiz is the largest municipality in area, with 277 km2 (107 sq mi), Bilbao is the largest in population, with 353,187 people, located in the province of Biscay within a conurbation of 875,552 people.

The term Basque Country may also refer to the larger cultural region (Basque: Euskal Herria), the home of the Basque people, which includes the autonomous community.

The current laws configure the autonomous community as a federation of its present-day three constituent provinces. These western Basque districts kept governing themselves by their own laws and institutions even after the Castilian conquest in 1200. The new king upheld their institutional system issued from the consuetudinary law prevalent in Basque and Pyrenean territories. This limited self-government, similar to the one for Navarre, was partially suppressed in 1839 and totally in 1876 in exchange for an agreement on tax-collection and a number of administrative prerogatives. These in turn were suspended by Franco for Gipuzkoa and Biscay, but restored by the Spanish Constitution of 1978.
Bergneustadt

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Bergneustadt (German pronunciation: [bɛɐ̯kˈnɔʏʃtat]) is a municipality in the eastern part of the Oberbergischer Kreis (district), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located 50 km east of Cologne. It is part of the Berg region.

Bergneustadt has a youth council which allows the council to participate in decision-making for the city.
Bremen (state)

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The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (German: Freie Hansestadt Bremen, pronounced [ˈbʁeːmən]) is the smallest and least populous of Germany's 16 states. A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen ("State of Bremen").

The state consists of the city of Bremen as well as the small exclave of Bremerhaven in Northern Germany, surrounded by the larger state of Lower Saxony.

The legislature of the state of Bremen is the Bürgerschaft (citizens' assembly), elected by the citizens in the two cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven.

The executive is constituted by the Senate of Bremen, elected by the Bürgerschaft. The Senate is chaired by the President of the senate (Senatspräsident), who is also one of the mayors of the city of Bremen (Bürgermeister) and is elected directly by the Bürgerschaft. The Senate selects of its members as a second mayor who serves as deputy of the president. In contrast to the Federal Chancellor of Germany or other German states, the President of the Senate has no authority to override senators on policy, which is decided upon by the senate collectively. Since 1945, the Senate has continuously been dominated by the Social Democratic Party.

On a municipal level, the two cities in the state are administered separately:

* The administration of the city of Bremen is headed by the two mayors and controlled by the portion of the Bürgerschaft elected in the city of Bremen.
* Bremerhaven, on the other hand, has a municipal assembly distinct from the state legislature and an administration under a distinct head mayor (Oberbürgermeister) and a distinct second mayor.
Batken Region

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Batken Region (Kyrgyz: Баткен облусу, Batken oblusu; Russian: Баткенская область) is a region (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Batken. It is bounded on the east by Osh Region, on the south, west and north by Tajikistan, and on the northeast by Uzbekistan. The northern part of the region is part of the flat, agricultural Ferghana Valley. The land rises southward to the mountains on the southern border: the Alay Mountains in the east, and the Turkestan Range in the west.

Batken Region is divided administratively into 3 districts:

* District Capital Location
* Kadamjay District Pülgön East
* Batken District Batken Center
* Leilek District Isfana West
Beira, Mozambique

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Beira is the fourth largest city in Mozambique. It lies in the central region of the country in Sofala Province, where the Pungwe River meets the Indian Ocean. Beira had a population of 397,368 in 1997, which grew to 533,825 in 2017. It holds the regionally significant Port of Beira which acts as a gateway for both the central interior portion of the country as well as the land-locked nations of Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. Beira was originally developed by the Portuguese Mozambique Company in the 19th century, and directly developed by the Portuguese colonial government from 1947 until Mozambique gained its independence from Portugal in 1975.
Bohuslän

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Bohuslän (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbuːhʉːsˌlɛːn]) is a Swedish province in Götaland, on the northernmost part of the country's west coast. It is bordered by Dalsland to the northeast, Västergötland to the southeast, the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea to the west, and the county of Østfold, in Norway, to the north.

Bohuslän is named after the medieval Norwegian castle of Båhus. Under the name Baahuslen, it was a Norwegian county from the Norwegian conquest of the region from the Geats and subsequent unification of the country in the 870s until the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, when the union of Denmark-Norway was forced to cede this county, as well as Skåneland (part of Denmark proper) to Sweden.
Biscarrosse

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Biscarrosse is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is located 65 km (40 mi) southwest of Bordeaux, and 10 km (6.2 mi) inland from the seaside resort of Biscarrosse-Plage on the Atlantic coast.

Near Biscarrosse is the CEL (national test centre) from which numerous French military rockets have been launched for test purposes. Likewise, the CEL has facilities for launching civilian rockets to study the upper atmosphere.
Boguchansky District

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Boguchansky District (Russian: Богуча́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the east of the krai and borders with Evenkiysky District in the north, Kezhemsky District in the east, Irkutsk Oblast in the southeast, Abansky District in the south, Taseyevsky District in the southwest, and with Motyginsky District in the west. The area of the district is 53,985 square kilometers (20,844 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Boguchany.
Boloso Bombe

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Boloso Bombe is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia part of the Wolayita Zone. Boloso Bombe is bordered on the south by Kindo Koysha, on the west by the Dawro Zone, on the north by the Kembata Tembaro Zone, on the east by Boloso Sore, and on the southeast by Damot Sore.
Aube

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Aube (French pronunciation: ​[ob]) is a French department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. As with sixty departments in France, this department is named after a river: the Aube. With 305,606 inhabitants (2012), Aube is 76th department in terms of population. The inhabitants of the department are known as Aubois or Auboises.

The department was constituted as it is today by a decree of the National Assembly of 15 January 1790.

The Aube department is located in the south-west side of the Grand Est region. It borders the departments of Marne in the north (about 130& km long), Haute-Marne to the east (about 100 km long), Côte-d'Or in the south-east (about 45 km long), Yonne in the south-west (about 175 km long), and Seine-et-Marne in the west (about 45 km long).
Benishangul-Gumuz Region

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Benishangul-Gumuz (Amharic: ቤንሻንጉል ጉሙዝ), also known as Benshangul/Gumuz, is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. It was previously known as Region 6. The region's capital is Assosa. Following the adoption of the 1995 constitution, the Region was created from the westernmost portion of the Gojjam province (the part north of the Abay River), and the northwestern portion of the Welega Province (the part south of the Abay). The name of the region comes from two local ethnic groups – Berta (also called as Benishangul) and Gumuz.

## Presidents of the Executive Committee

* Attom Mustapha (BPLM) after 1991
* Abdu Mohammad Ali (BPLM) 1990s
* Ateyb Ahmed (BPLM) 1990s - 1995
* Yaregal Aysheshum (B-GPDUF) July 1995 - November 2008
* Ahmed Nasir Ahmed (B-GPDUF) November 2008 - May 2016
* Ashadli Hasen(B-BGDP) June 2016 – Present

(This list is based on information from Worldstatesmen.org, John Young,[12] and the Ethiopian News Agency website)

## Administrative zones

Like other Regions in Ethiopia, Benishangul-Gumuz is subdivided into administrative zones.

* Asosa
* Kamashi
* Metekel
Bedfordshire County Council

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Bedfordshire County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Bedfordshire in England. It was established on 24 January 1889 and was abolished on 1 April 2009. The county council was based in Bedford.

In 1997 Luton Borough Council became a unitary authority and in 2009 the remaining county council was divided into two unitary authorities: Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council (formed from Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire District Councils).
Brittany (administrative region)

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Brittany (Breton: Breizh, French: Bretagne, IPA: [bʁətaɲ]) is one of the 18 regions of France. It is named after the historic and geographic region of Brittany, of which it constitutes 80%. The capital is Rennes. Bathed by the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south, it is located in the West of France, bordering the Normandy and Pays de la Loire regions. Bro Gozh ma Zadoù is the anthem of Brittany. It is sung to the same tune as that of the national anthem of Wales, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, and has similar words. As a region of France, Brittany has a Regional Council, which was most recently elected in 2015.

## Departments

* Côtes-d'Armor
* Finistère
* Ille-et-Vilaine
* Morbihan
Administrative divisions of the Republic of Karelia

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* **Cities and towns under republic's jurisdiction**:
	+ Petrozavodsk (Петрозаводск) (capital)
	+ Kostomuksha (Костомукша)
	+ Sortavala (Сортавала)
		- *Urban-type settlements* under the town's jurisdiction:
			* Khelyulya (Хелюля)
			* Vyartsilya (Вяртсиля)
* **Districts**:
	+ Belomorsky (Беломорский)
		- *Towns* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Belomorsk (Беломорск)
	+ Kalevalsky (Калевальский)
		- *Urban-type settlements* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Kalevala (Калевала)
	+ Kemsky (Кемский)
		- *Towns* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Kem (Кемь)
	+ Kondopozhsky (Кондопожский)
		- *Towns* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Kondopoga (Кондопога)
	+ Lakhdenpokhsky (Лахденпохский)
		- *Towns* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Lakhdenpokhya (Лахденпохья)
	+ Loukhsky (Лоухский)
		- *Urban-type settlements* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Chupa (Чупа)
			* Loukhi (Лоухи)
			* Pyaozersky (Пяозерский)
	+ Medvezhyegorsky (Медвежьегорский)
		- *Towns* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Medvezhyegorsk (Медвежьегорск)
		- *Urban-type settlements* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Pindushi (Пиндуши)
			* Povenets (Повенец)
	+ Muyezersky (Муезерский)
		- *Urban-type settlements* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Muyezersky (Муезерский)
	+ Olonetsky (Олонецкий)
		- *Towns* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Olonets (Олонец)
	+ Pitkyarantsky (Питкярантский)
		- *Towns* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Pitkyaranta (Питкяранта)
	+ Prionezhsky (Прионежский)
	+ Pryazhinsky (Пряжинский)
		- *Urban-type settlements* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Pryazha (Пряжа)
	+ Pudozhsky (Пудожский)
		- *Towns* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Pudozh (Пудож)
	+ Segezhsky (Сегежский)
		- *Towns* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Segezha (Сегежа)
		- *Urban-type settlements* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Nadvoitsy (Надвоицы)
	+ Suoyarvsky (Суоярвский)
		- *Towns* under the district's jurisdiction:
			* Suoyarvi (Суоярви)
Bergisches Land

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The Bergisches Land (German: [ˈbɛʁɡɪʃəs ˈlant], Berg Country) is a low mountain range region within the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, east of Rhine river, south of the Ruhr. The landscape is shaped by woods, meadows, rivers and creeks and contains over 20 artificial lakes. Wuppertal is one of the biggest towns and seen as the region's capital, whereas the southern part nowadays has closer economic and socio-cultural ties to Cologne. Wuppertal and the neighbouring cities of Remscheid, Solingen form the Bergisches Städtedreieck.
Bjergsted

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Until 1 January 2007, Bjergsted was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in West Zealand County on the west coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. The municipality included the islands of Sejrø and Nekselø, and covered an area of 138.62 km². It had a total population of 8,047 (2005). Its last mayor was Gert Larsen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Svebølle.

Bjergsted municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged into the Kalundborg municipality along with former Gørlev, Hvidebæk, Høng, and Kalundborg municipalities. This created a municipality with an area of 598 km² and a total population of 48,697 (2005).
Bati (woreda)

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Bati (Amharic: ባቲ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Oromia Zone, Bati is bordered on the south by Dawa Harewa, on the southeast by the Argobba special woreda, on the west and north by the Debub Wollo Zone, and on the east by the Afar Region. Towns in this woreda include its administrative center, the market town of Bati. The towns of Degan and Gerba was administratively part of Bati prior to the 2007 census but was then transferred to Kalu woreda.

A notable landmark of this woreda is the Aneba forest. These 53 hectares of woodland are one of the few remaining stands of Afrocarpus gracilior, an indigenous tree locally known as Zegba, in Ethiopia. At least one tree in this woodland, known as Aliyaw, is 700 years old.
Bavaria

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Bavaria (/bəˈvɛəriə/ German: Bayern [ˈbaɪɐn]; Czech: Bavorsko), officially the Free State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern [ˈfʁaɪʃtaːt ˈbaɪɐn]) is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner. With an area of 70,550.19 square kilometres (27,200 sq mi), Bavaria is the largest German state by land area. Its territory comprises roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany. With 12.9 million inhabitants, it is Germany's second-most-populous state (after North Rhine-Westphalia). Bavaria's capital and largest city, Munich, is the third largest city in Germany.

The history of Bavaria stretches from its earliest settlement and formation as a duchy in the 6th century CE (AD) through the Holy Roman Empire to becoming an independent kingdom and finally a state of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Bilene Macia District

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Bilene Macia District is a district of Gaza Province in south-western Mozambique. Its principal town is Macia. The district is located at the south of the province, and borders with Chókwè District in the north, Xai-Xai District in the east, and Magude District of Maputo Province in the west. In the south, the district is bounded by the Indian Ocean. The area of the district is 2,157 square kilometres (833 sq mi).

The district is divided into six postos, Chissano (five localities), Macuane (three localities), Mazivila (three localities), Messano (two localities), Praia do Bilene (one locality), and Vila da Macia (one locality)
Bayandayevsky District

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Bayandayevsky District (Russian: Баянда́евский райо́н) is an administrative district of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the thirty-three in the oblast. Municipally, it is incorporated as Bayandayevsky Municipal District It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,756.2 square kilometers (1,450.3 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bayanday
Bjerringbro municipality

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Until 1 January 2007, Bjerringbro municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 207 km², and had a total population of 13,922 (2005). Its latest mayor was Poul Vesterbæk, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Bjerringbro.

Bjerringbro municipality ceased to exist as the result of *Kommunalreformen* ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Fjends, Karup, Møldrup, Tjele, and Viborg municipalities to form an enlarged Viborg municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 1,390 km² and a total population of 88,945 (2005). The new municipality belongs to the Region Midtjylland ("Mid-Jutland Region").
Brande Municipality

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Until 1 January 2007, Brande municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ringkøbing on the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 188 km2, and had a total population of 8,822 (2005). Its last mayor was Preben Christensen. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Brande.

The municipality was created in 1970 as the result of a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that Blåhøj and Brande parishes.

Brande municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Ikast and Nørre-Snede municipalities to form the new Ikast-Brande municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 768 km2 and a total population of 39,371 (2005). The new municipality belongs to the Region Midtjylland ("Mid-Jutland Region").
Berry (province)

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Berry is a region located in the center of France. It was a province of France until départements replaced the provinces on 4 March 1790, when Berry became divided between the départements of Cher (High Berry) and Indre (Low Berry).

The Berry region now consists of the départements of Cher, Indre and parts of Creuse. The city Bourges functioned as the capital of Berry.
Boreda

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Boreda is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gamo Gofa Zone, Boreda is bordered on the southeast by Mirab Abaya, on the southwest by Chencha, on the west by Kucha, and on the north by the Wolayita Zone. Towns in Boreda include Zefene. Boreda was part of former Boreda Abaya woreda.
Borzinsky District

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Borzinsky District (Russian: Борзинский район) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the south of the krai, and borders with Olovyanninsky District in the north, Aleksandrovo-Zavodsky District in the east, Zabaykalsky District in the south, and with Ononsky District in the west. The area of the district is 9,000 square kilometers (3,500 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Borzya.
Bremen

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The City Municipality of Bremen (German: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, IPA: [ˈbʁeːmən]) is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany, which belongs to the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (also called just "Bremen" for short), a federal state of Germany.

The Stadtbürgerschaft (municipal assembly) is made up of 68 of the 83 legislators of the state legislature, the Bremische Bürgerschaft, who reside in the city of Bremen. The legislature is elected by the citizens of Bremen every four years.

Bremen has a reputation as a Left-wing city. This left wing atmosphere largely stems from a transition from an industrial economy to a service economy.[28] In elections for the Stadtbürgerschaft, the Social Democratic Party has dominated for decades. The Greens have also been very successful in city elections. The state of Bremen, which consists of the city, is governed by a coalition of the Social Democratic Party and The Greens.

One of the two mayors (Bürgermeister) is elected President of the Senate (Präsident des Senats) and serves as head of the city and the state.
Beverīna Municipality

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Beverīna Municipality (Latvian: Beverīnas novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Brenguļi parish, Kauguri parish and Trikāta parish the administrative centre being Mūrmuiža.

More information on the Latvian Wikipedia page [2].
Brateyevo District

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Brateyevo District (Russian: райо́н Брате́ево) is a district of Southern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia, located in the southeast of Moscow on the right bank of the Moskva River. Population: 102,600 (2010 Census); 94,644 (2002 Census). The area of the district is 7.63 square kilometers (2.95 sq mi).
Brest Métropole

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Brest Métropole is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Brest. It is located in the Finistère department, in the Brittany region, western France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine de Brest.

The Urban Community was founded in 1973. On January 1, 2015, the Métropole replaced the Urban Community in accordance with a law of January 2014.

## Member commune

* Bohars
* Brest
* Gouesnou
* Guilers
* Guipavas
* Plougastel-Daoulas
* Plouzané
* Le Relecq-Kerhuon
Alsunga Municipality

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Alsunga Municipality (Latvian: Alsungas novads) is a municipality in the historical region of Courland in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 from Alsunga Parish, the administrative centre being Alsunga. The municipality consists of the following villages and settlements: Alsunga, Almāle, Balande, Dienvidstacija, Ziedlejas, Bērzkalni, Būcmaņi, Grāveri, Reģi.

More information on the Latvian Wikipedia page [2].
Birkenfeld (district)

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Birkenfeld (English: Birchfield) is a district (Landkreis) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Its seat is the town of Birkenfeld. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Sankt Wendel (Saarland), Trier-Saarburg, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhein-Hunsrück, Bad Kreuznach and Kusel.
Brandenburg

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Brandenburg (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁandn̩bʊɐ̯k] (About this sound listen); Low German: Brannenborg, Lower Sorbian: Bramborska, Upper Sorbian: Braniborsko) is one of the sixteen federated states of Germany. It lies in the northeast of the country covering an area of 29,478 square kilometers and has 2.48 million inhabitants. The capital and largest city is Potsdam. Brandenburg surrounds but does not include the national capital and city-state Berlin forming a metropolitan area.

Brandenburg is bordered by Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the north, Poland in the east, the Freistaat Sachsen in the south, Saxony-Anhalt in the west, and Lower Saxony in the northwest.

The Oder River forms a part of the eastern border, the Elbe River a portion of the western border. The main rivers in the state itself are the Spree and the Havel. In the southeast, there is a wetlands region called the Spreewald; it is the northernmost part of Lusatia, where the Sorbs, a Slavic people, still live. These areas are bilingual, i.e., German and Sorbian are both used.

## Local divisions

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* Districts and cities
* Barnim (BAR) Eberswalde
* Dahme-Spreewald (LDS) Lübben (Spreewald)
* Elbe-Elster (EE) Herzberg (Elster)
* Havelland (HVL) Rathenow
* Märkisch-Oderland (MOL) Seelow
* Oberhavel (OHV) Oranienburg
* Oberspreewald-Lausitz (OSL) Senftenberg
* Oder-Spree (LOS) Beeskow
* Ostprignitz-Ruppin (OPR) Neuruppin
* Potsdam-Mittelmark (PM) Bad Belzig
* Prignitz (PR) Perleberg Wittenberge
* Spree-Neiße (SPN) Forst (Lausitz)
* Teltow-Fläming (TF) Luckenwalde
* Uckermark (UM) Prenzlau

## Autonomous Cities

* Brandenburg an der Havel (BRB)
* Cottbus (CB)
* Frankfurt (Oder) (FF)
* Potsdam (P)
Boloso Sore

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Boloso Sore is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Wolayita Zone, Boloso Sore is bordered on the south by Sodo Zuria and Damot Sore, on the west by Boloso Bombe, on the northeast by the Kembata Tembaro Zone, on the northeast by the Hadiya Zone, on the east by Damot Pulasa, and on the southeast by Damot Gale. The administrative center is at Areka. The administrative center is at Areka. Boloso Bombe and Damot Sore woredas were separated from Boloso Sore.
Bielefeld

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Bielefeld (German pronunciation: [ˈbiːləfɛlt]) is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 336,352, it is also the most populous city in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold.

The historical centre of the city is situated north of the Teutoburg Forest line of hills, but modern Bielefeld also incorporates boroughs on the opposite side and on the hills.
Biharamulo District

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Biharamulo District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Karagwe District and Muleba District, to the east and south by Geita Region, to the west by Ngara District, and to the southwest by the Kigoma Region. Its administrative seat is Biharamulo town. Biharamulo Game Reserve is located within the borders of the district.

## Administrative subdivisions

In 2002 the district was divided into 21 wards, but many of these are now part of Chato District. As of 2012, Biharamulo District was administratively divided into 15 wards.

### Wards

* Biharamulo Mjini
* Bisibo
* Kabindi
* Kalenge
* Kaniha
* Lusahunga
* Nemba
* Nyabusozi
* Nyakahura
* Nyamahanga
* Nyamigogo
* Nyantakara
* Nyarubungo
* Runazi
* Ruziba
Baja California Sur

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Baja California Sur (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbaxa kaliˈfoɾnja ˈsuɾ]; English: "South Lower California"), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur (English: Free and Sovereign State of South Lower California), is the second-smallest Mexican state by population and the 31st admitted state of the 32 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is also the ninth-largest Mexican state in terms of area.

Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the El Territorio Sur de Baja California ("South Territory of Lower California"). It has an area of 73,909 km2 (28,536 sq mi), or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico, and occupies the southern half of the Baja California Peninsula, south of the 28th parallel, plus the uninhabited Rocas Alijos in the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered to the north by the state of Baja California, to the west by the Pacific Ocean, and to the east by the Gulf of California. The state has maritime borders with Sonora and Sinaloa to the east, across the Gulf of California.
Bessenbach

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Bessenbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the *Regierungsbezirk* of Lower Franconia (*Unterfranken*) in Bavaria, Germany.

Bessenbach's Ortsteile are Beetacker, Frauengrund, Gemeindezentrum, Keilberg, Klingerhof, Klingermühle, Oberbessenbach, Steiger, Straßbessenbach, Unterbessenbach, Waldmichelbach and Weiler.

The community was formed on 1 January 1972 through the merger of the communities of Keilberg and Straßbessenbach. In 1978, the community of Oberbessenbach followed.
Biryusinsk

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Biryusinsk (Russian: Бирюсинск, IPA: [bʲɪrʲʉˈsʲinsk]) is a town in Tayshetsky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Biryusa River (Angara's basin), 682 kilometers (424 mi) northwest of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,981 (2010 Census); 10,004 (2002 Census); 12,066 (1989 Census).

It was previously known as Suyetikha (until 1967).
Bezhanitsky District

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Bezhanitsky District (Russian: Бежа́ницкий райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central and eastern parts of the oblast and borders with Dedovichsky District in the north, Poddorsky and Kholmsky Districts of Novgorod Oblast in the east, Loknyansky District in the south, Novosokolnichesky, Pustoshkinsky, and Opochetsky Districts in the southwest, and with Novorzhevsky District in the west. The area of the district is 3,535 square kilometers (1,365 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Bezhanitsy
Berat District

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Berat District (Albanian: Rrethi i Beratit) was one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, which is now part of Berat County. It had a population of 117,066[2] (2010 estimate), and an area of 939 km². It is in the centre of the country, and its capital was Berat. Another large population centre in this district was Ura Vajgurore.

The district consisted of the following municipalities:

## Berat Municipality

* Berat
* Otllak
* Roshnik
* Sinjë
* Velabisht

## Ura Vajgurore Municipality

* Cukalat
* Kutalli
* Poshnjë
* Ura Vajgurore

## Poliçan Municipality

* Tërpan
* Vërtop
Białogard County

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Białogard County (Polish: powiat białogardzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Białogard, which lies 113 kilometres (70 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other towns in the county are Karlino, lying 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Białogard, and Tychowo, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Białogard.

Białogard County is bordered by Koszalin County to the north, Szczecinek County to the south-east, Świdwin County to the south and Kołobrzeg County to the north-west.
Birmingham City Council

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Birmingham City Council is the local government body responsible for the governance of the City of Birmingham in England, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974. It is the most populated local council in the United Kingdom (excluding counties) with, following a reorganisation of boundaries in June 2004, 120 Birmingham City councillors representing over one million people, in 40 wards. This means that Birmingham is technically the largest city in the United Kingdom. The council headquarters are at the Council House in the city centre. The council is responsible for running nearly all local services, with the exception of those run by joint boards. The provision of certain services has in recent years been devolved to several council constituencies, which each have a constituency committee made up of councillors from that district.

The original Charter of Incorporation, dated 31 October 1838, was received in Birmingham on 1 November, then read in the Town Hall on 5 November with elections for the first Town Council being held on 26 December. Sixteen Aldermen and 48 Councillors were elected and the Borough was divided into 13 wards. William Scholefield became the first Mayor and William Redfern was appointed as Town Clerk.

It was not until 14 January 1889 that another Charter conferred the rank of City on Birmingham. On 9 November 1891, the districts of Balsall Heath, Harborne, Saltley and Little Bromwich were absorbed into the City. The dignity of a Lord Mayor was conferred in 1896 and Sir James Smith Kt was appointed as the City's first Lord Mayor on 3 June 1896. The parish of Quinton became part of Birmingham on 9 November 1909 and two years later, under what was termed 'The Greater Birmingham Scheme', the Boroughs of Aston Manor, the Urban District of Handsworth and of Erdington, part of the Urban District of Kings Norton and Northfield and the Rural District of Yardley were all incorporated. Such was the expansion involved that the Council Chamber, originally designed to accommodate 80 members, had to be modified to seat the representatives of the new wards. Further additions occurred on 1 April 1928 (part of the Urban District of Perry Barr) and 1 April 1931 (parts of the Parishes of Solihull, Castle Bromwich, Minworth and Sheldon). By 1972, there were 39 Wards each represented by an Alderman and 3 Councillors, a total of 156 Members.

A major national re-organisation of local government was implemented in 1974 and saw the City of Birmingham being combined with the Borough of Sutton Coldfield to form the new Birmingham District Council consisting of 42 Wards each with 3 elected Councillors (in 1982 the number of Wards was reduced to 39). On 1 July 1986, the title was changed to Birmingham City Council. Part of Bromsgrove District known as Frankley and Kitwell Estates were added to the City on 1 April 1995. A review of the Ward boundaries on 10 June 2004 resulted in an increase from 39 Wards to 40 Wards.
Baldone Parish

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Baldone parish (Latvian: Baldones pagasts) is an administrative unit of the Baldone Municipality, Latvia. It was created in 2010 from the countryside territory of Baldone town. It was formerly part of the Riga District.

More information on the Latvian Wikipedia page [2].
Biryulyovo Vostochnoye District

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Biryulyovo Vostochnoye District (Russian: райо́н Бирюлёво Восто́чное) is a territorial division (a district, or raion) in Southern Administrative Okrug, one of the 125 in the federal city of Moscow, Russia. It is located in the south of the federal city. The area of the district is 14.772 square kilometers (5.704 sq mi)
Brong-Ahafo Region

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The Brong-Ahafo Region is located in south Ghana. Brong-Ahafo is bordered to the north by the Black Volta river and to the east by the Lake Volta, and to the south by the Ashanti, Eastern and Western regions.The capital of Brong-Ahafo is Sunyani. Brong-Ahafo was created in 1958 from Bono state and named after the dominant and native inhabitants, Akans, Brong and Ahafo.
Bragança District

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Bragança District (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɾɐˈɣɐ̃sɐ]; Portuguese: Distrito de Bragança; Mirandese: Çtrito de Bergáncia) is a traditional political division of Portugal, in the northeast corner bordering on Spain (Castile and Leon and Galicia) , covering 7.4% of the nation's continental landmass. The capital of the district, Bragança, is 217 kilometres (135 mi) from Porto, the second largest town in Portugal, 107 kilometres (66 mi) from the Spanish town of Zamora and 169 kilometres (105 mi) from Salamanca, also in Spain. Bragança is administratively divided in twelve municipalities and 299 parishes located in the north-eastern part of Trás-os-Montes. It is bordered by Spain (Castile and Leon and Galicia) in the north and northeast, Vila Real District in the east, Viseu District in the southwest and Guarda District in the south.
Beqaa Governorate

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Beqaa (Arabic: البقاع‎‎ Al-Biqā') is a governorate in Lebanon.

Since 2014, Beqaa Governorate contains three districts:

* West Beqaa
* Rashaya
* Zahle

A law was passed in 2003 to separate Baalbek District and Hermel District from Beqaa Governorate to form a new governorate, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate. Implementation of Baalbek-Hermel began in 2014 with the appointment of its first governor.
Bonke

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Bonke is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gamo Gofa Zone, Bonke is bordered on the south by the Dirashe special woreda, on the west by the Weito River which separates it from Kemba, on the northwest by Deramalo, on the north by Dita, and on the east by Arba Minch Zuria. The major town in Bonke is Gerese.