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x Metropolitan Borough of Bolton EnglandBolton United Kingdom GB-BOL UKB1
The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Bolton, but covers a far larger area which includes Blackrod, Farnworth, Horwich, Kearsley and Westhoughton, and a...
x Province of Rome Location of the province of Rome Italy IT-RM  
The Province of Rome (Italian: Provincia di Roma), is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. The province can be viewed as the extended metropolitan area of the city of Rome, although in its more peripheral portions, especially to the north, it...
x Has District Map showing Has within Albania Albania AL-HA  
The District of Has (Albanian: Rrethi i Hasit) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania and one of the smallest. It has a population of 17,419 (2010 estimate), and an area of 393 km (152 sq mi). It is in the north-east of the country, part of...
x Kié-Ntem Province Map of Equatorial Guinea showing Kie-Ntem province. Equatorial Guinea GQ-KN EK07
Kié-Ntem Province is a province of Equatorial Guinea. Its capital is Ebebiyín. Kié-Ntem Province has the following borders:
x Greater Accra Region Ghana GreaterAccra Ghana GH-AA GH01
The Greater Accra Region is the smallest of Ghana's 10 administrative regions in terms of area, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres or 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the...
x Finnmark /m/02c1n2j Norway NO-20 NO05
Finnmark (help·info) or Finnmárku (Northern Sami) is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland (Lapland) to the south and Russia (Murmansk Oblast) to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea ...
x Edinburgh Edinburgh United Kingdom GB-EDH UKU8
Edinburgh (/ˈɛdɪnbʌrə/ ED-in-burr-ə; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and the seat of the Scottish Parliament. It is the second largest city in Scotland and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of...
x Homiel Voblast Location of Homiel Voblast Belarus BY-HO BO02
Homiel Voblast or Gomel Oblast (Belarusian: Го́мельская во́бласць; translit.: Homel'skaya Voblasts; Russian: Го́мельская о́бласть; translit.: Gomel'skaya Oblast) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with its administrative center being Homyel....
x Slovenska Bistrica Location of Slovenska Bistrica in Slovenia Slovenia SI-113  
Slovenska Bistrica is a town and a municipality south of Maribor in eastern Slovenia. It is one of the largest municipalities in Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Lower Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Drava...
x Kecskemét /m/02bcmk3   HU-KM  
Kecskemét (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkɛtʃkɛmeːt]) is a city in the central part of Hungary. It is the 8th largest city of the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun. Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third...
x Bandarban District Map of Bandarban District Bangladesh BD-01  
Bandarban (Bengali: বান্দরবান) is a district in South-Eastern Bangladesh, and a part of the Chittagong Division and Chittagong Hill Tracts. Bandarban is regarded as one of the most attractive travel places in bangladesh. Bandarban (meaning the dam...
x Cibitoke Province Cibitoke Province Burundi BI-CI BY12
Cibitoke is one of the 17 provinces of Republic of Burundi. It is divided administratively into the following communes:
x Shanxi Shanxi is highlighted on this map China CN-14 CH24
Shanxi (help·info) (Chinese: 山西; pinyin: Shānxī; Wade–Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" (pinyin: Jìn), after the...
x Sarandë District Map showing Sarandë within Albania Albania AL-SR  
The District of Sarandë (Albanian: Rrethi i Sarandës) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, found in southern Albania, in the County of Vlorë. The area of the district is 749 square kilometers. The population of the district was 48,474 ...
x Badajoz Provmap-badajoz Spain ES-BA  
The province of Badajoz (pronounced: [baðaˈxoθ]) is a province of western Spain located in the autonomous community of Extremadura. It was formed in 1833. It is bordered by the provinces of Cáceres, Toledo, Ciudad Real, Córdoba, Seville, and Huelva,...
x Nagykanizsa Socha v parku v meste   HU-NK  
Nagykanizsa (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈnɒɟkɒniʒɒ]; Croatian: Kan(j)iža, Velika Kan(j)iža; German: Großkirchen, Groß-Kanizsa, Slovene: Velika Kaniža , Turkish: Kanije) is a medium-sized city in Zala County in southwestern Hungary. It is also known...
x Kelantan Sultan Ismail Petra Arch, Kota Bharu. Malaysia MY-03 MY03
Kelantan is a state of Malaysia. The capital and royal seat is Kota Bharu. The Arabic honorific of the state is Darul Naim, ("The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is positioned in the north-east of Peninsular Malaysia. It is bordered by Narathiwat...
x Haskovo Province Oblast Khaskovo Bulgaria BG-26 BU43
Haskovo Province (Bulgarian: Област Хасково - Oblast Haskovo, former name Haskovo okrug) is a province in southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece and Turkey to the southeast, comprising parts of the Thracian valley along the river Maritsa. It is...
x Raionul Ocniţa   Moldova MD-OC MD81
Ocniţa is a district (Moldovan: raion) in the north of Moldova, with the administrative center at Ocniţa. The other major cities are Otaci and Frunză. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 56,100. The first evidence of a locality in the district...
x Rhodope Prefecture Location of Rhodope Prefecture in Greece Greece GR-73 GR02
Rhodope (Greek: Ροδόπη, Rodópi, [roˈðopi]) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its name is derived from the Rhodope Mountains, which cover the northern part of its territory. Together with...
x Starše Grb občine Starše Slovenia SI-115  
Starše is a settlement and a small municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the river Drava to the southeast of Maribor. The area was part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. It is now included in the Drava...
x London Borough of Harrow Harrow United Kingdom GB-HRW UKF4
The London Borough of Harrow (/ˈhæroʊ/) is a London borough of north-west London, England. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and other London boroughs: Hillingdon to the west, Ealing to the south, Brent to the south-east and Barnet to the east....
x French Southern Territories Location of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands France FR-TF FS00
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, abbreviated TAAF), full name Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Territoire des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises),...
x County Clare centerMap highlighting County Clare Republic of Ireland IE-CE EI03
County Clare (Irish: Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the Mid-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. Clare County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 116,885...
x Long An Province LocationVietnamLongAn Vietnam VN-41 VM24
Long An ( listen) is a province in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. The province comprises one town (Tân An, the provincial capital) and 14 districts: Being a low-lying coastal region, Long An is particularly susceptible to floods...
x Bled Coat of arms of the municipality of Bled Slovenia SI-003  
Bled (German: Veldes) is a town and a municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the region of Upper Carniola. The area, within the Julian Alps, is a popular tourist destination. A settlement area since Mesolithic times, Bled was first mentioned as...
x British Columbia British Columbia-map Canada CA-BC CA02
British Columbia /ˌbrɪtɪʃ kəˈlʌmbiə/ (B.C. or BC) (French: la Colombie-Britannique, C.-B.) is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ("Splendour without...
x Lampang Province Map of Thailand highlighting Lampang Province} Thailand TH-52 TH06
Lampang (Thai: ลำปาง, pronounced [lām.pāːŋ]) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Chiang Rai, Phayao, Phrae, Sukhothai, Tak, Lamphun and Chiang Mai. The old name of Lampang is...
x Cerkno Location of the Municipality of Cerkno in Slovenia Slovenia SI-014  
Cerkno (Italian: Circhina, German: Kirchheim) is a small town and a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It has around 2,000 inhabitants and is the administrative centre of the Cerkno Hills. The municipality has around 5,000 people. It...
x Cesar Department Map of Cesar (municipalities) Colombia CO-CES CO10
Cesar Department (Spanish: Departamento del Cesar) or simply Cesar is a department of Colombia located in the north of the country in the Caribbean region, bordering to the north with the Department of La Guajira, to the west with the Department of...
x Province of Reggio Calabria Province of Reggio Calabria Italy IT-RC  
The Province of Reggio Calabria (Italian: Provincia di Reggio Calabria) is a province in the Calabria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Reggio. As of 2005, it has an area of 3,183 km², and a total population of 565,866. There are 97 comuni...
x Kungota Grb občine Kungota Slovenia SI-055  
Kungota is a municipality in the western part of the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) in northeastern Slovenia. Its administrative centre is in the village of Zgornja Kungota.
x Astana Skyline of Astana Kazakhstan KZ-AST KZ05
Astana (Russian/Kazakh: Астана, formerly known as Akmola (Kazakh: Ақмола / Aqmola, until 1998), Целиноград / Tselinograd until 1992) and Akmolinsk (Russian: Акмолинск, until 1961), is the capital and second largest city (after Almaty) of Kazakhstan,...
x Siem Reap Province Map of Cambodia highlighting Siem Reap Province Cambodia KH-17 CB16
Siem Reap (Khmer: សៀមរាប, "Defeat of Siam") is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Oddar Meanchey to the north, Preah Vihear and Kampong Thom to the east, Battambang to the south, and Banteay Meanchey to the west. Its capital...
x Rogatec Grb občine Rogatec Slovenia SI-107  
Rogatec is a small town and a municipality in eastern Slovenia, on the border with Croatia. The area traditionally belonged to the region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinjska statistical region. The parish church in the town is dedicated...
x Tochigi Prefecture Map of Japan with Tochigi highlighted Japan JP-09 JA38
Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県, Tochigi-ken) is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshu, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya. Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a...
x Drama Prefecture Location of Drama Prefecture in Greece Greece GR-52 GR04
Drama (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Δράμας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its capital is the town of Drama. The regional unit is the northernmost within the geographical region of...
x Diekirch Diekirch Luxembourg LU-D LU01
The District of Diekirch is one of three districts of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It contains 5 cantons divided into 43 communes: It borders Belgian's Walloon Region by the latter's provinces of Luxembourg in the west and Liège in the north, the...
x Puy-de-Dôme Location of Puy-de-Dôme in France France FR-63  
Puy-de-Dôme (French pronunciation: [pɥi də dom]; lo Puèi de Doma / lo Puèi Domat in the Auvergnat dialect of the Occitan language) is a department in the centre of France named after the famous dormant volcano, the Puy-de-Dôme. Inhabitants were...
x Tierra del Fuego Province Tierra del Fuego Argentina AR-V AR23
Tierra del Fuego (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtjera ðel ˈfweɣo]; officially Provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur) is an Argentine province entirely separated from mainland Argentina by the Strait of Magellan. It includes:...
x Odessa Oblast Aleksej Kivšenko (1851–97): Dobytí Izmajilu, 1877 (v 9. rusko-turecké válce) Ukraine UA-51 UP17
Odesa Oblast, also written as Odessa Oblast (Ukrainian: Одеська область, translit. Odes’ka oblast’; also referred to as Odeshchyna—Ukrainian: Одещина), (Greek: Οδησσός) is the southernmost and largest oblast (province) of south-western Ukraine. The...
x Adıyaman Province Adıyaman districts Turkey TR-02 TU02
Adıyaman Province (Turkish: Adıyaman ili) is a province in south-central Turkey. The province was created in 1954 out of part of Malatya Province. Area 7,614 km². Population 590,935 (2010 est), up from 513,131 in 1990. The capital is Adıyaman. The...
x Oruro Department Map of Bolivia showing Oruro department Bolivia BO-O BL05
Oruro is a department in Bolivia, with an area of 53,588 km². Its capital is the city of Oruro. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 391,870. The department is divided into 16 provinces which are further subdivided into municipalities...
x Plaines Wilhems Location of Plaines Wilhems District in Mauritius Mauritius MU-PW MP17
Plaines Wilhems is one of the most important districts in Mauritius. It has most of the major towns of the country, like Quatre-Bornes, Vacoas-Phœnix, Rose Hill etc. It is divided into Upper Plaine Wilhems (capital Curepipe) and Lower Plaine Wilhems...
x Lofa County Liberia-Lofa-new Liberia LR-LO LI20
Lofa is a county in the northernmost portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has six districts. Voinjama serves as the capital with the area of the...
x Ceredigion WalesCeredigion United Kingdom GB-CGN UKX6
Ceredigion (Welsh pronunciation: [kɛrɛˈdɪɡjɔn]) is a county and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. As Cardiganshire (Welsh: Sir Aberteifi), it was created in 1282, and was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a...
x Pyrénées-Atlantiques Location of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in France France FR-64  
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (French pronunciation: [pi.ʁe.ne.at.lɑ̃.tik]; Gascon: Pirenèus-Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio-Atlantiarrak or Pirinio-Atlantikoak) is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the...
x Central Sulawesi Map of Central Sulawesi province within Indonesia Indonesia ID-ST ID21
Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah abbreviated as Sulteng) is a province of Indonesia located in the centre of Sulawesi. It was established on 13 April 1964. Central Sulawesi has an area of 61,841.29 km (23,877 sq mi) and is surrounded by Gorontalo...
x Suceava County Map of Romania with Suceava county highlighted Romania RO-SV RO34
Suceava (Romanian pronunciation: [suˈt͡ʃe̯ava]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia (mostly in southern Bukovina) and few villages in Transylvania, with the capital city at Suceava. In 2002, Suceava County had a...
x Delvinë District Map showing Delvinë within Albania Albania AL-DL  
The District of Delvinë or District of Delvina (Albanian: Rrethi i Delvinës) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Vlorë County. Its population of 11,985 includes a substantial Greek community. The district has an area of 348 km² ...
x Grevena Prefecture Location of Grevena Prefecture in Greece Greece GR-51 GR10
Grevena (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Γρεβενών) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Grevena. Grevena borders the regional units of Ioannina (Epirus) to the west, Kastoria to...
x Bengo Angola Provinces Bengo 250px Angola AO-BGO AO19
Bengo is a province of Angola. Its capital is Caxito. According to 1988 statistics, there were 18,700 people living in urban areas with 137,400 in rural areas, with a total of 156,100 residents. It has an area of 33,016 square kilometres, and its...
x Entre Ríos Province Entre Ríos Province Argentina AR-E AR08
Entre Ríos (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈentɾe ˈri.os], Between Rivers) is a northeastern province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires (south), Corrientes (north) and Santa Fe (west), and Uruguay in...
x Collines Department Map of Benin highlighting Collines department Benin BJ-CO BN11
Collines is one of the twelve departments of Benin. Collines was created in 1999 after the Benin government split up the former six departments of Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou, Mono, Oueme and Zou into twelve. Collinies was split from Zou. Since 2008...
x Šentjur pri Celju Karte Sentjur si Slovenia SI-120  
Šentjur a town and a municipality in eastern Slovenia. With an area of 223 km it is one of the larger municipalities in Slovenia. The town lies on the river Voglajna to the east of Celje. The area was part of the traditional region of Lower Styria....
x Province of Matera Province of Matera Italy IT-MT  
The Province of Matera (Italian: Provincia di Matera) is a province in the Basilicata region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Matera. It has an area of 3,447 km², and a total population of 203,837 (2008). There are 31 comunes (Italian: comuni)...
x County Westmeath Coat of arms or logo Republic of Ireland IE-WH EI29
County Westmeath (pronounced /wɛstˈmiːð/; Irish: Contae na hIarmhí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide (meaning "middle") following...
x Kampong Speu Province Location of Kampong Speu Province in Cambodia Cambodia KH-5 CB04
Kampong Speu (Khmer: ខេត្តកំពង់ស្ពឺ, "Port of the Starfruit") is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. It borders the provinces of Pursat and Kampong Chhnang to the north, Kandal to the east, Takeo to the southeast, Kampot to the south and Koh Kong to the...
x Mexico State Mexico State Mexico MX-MEX MX15
Mexico (Spanish: México, pronounced: [ˈmexiko] ( listen)), officially Free and Sovereign State of Mexico (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de México), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of the...
x Denbighshire WalesDenbighshire United Kingdom GB-DEN UKX9
Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales....
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