A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing walled town...
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A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972...
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The boroughs of New York City are the five major governmental districts that compose New York City. The boroughs are the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens...
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Brooklyn (redirect from Borough of Brooklyn)
is a borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive...
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The Boro or The Borough may refer to: The Borough, an area of London also known as Southwark The Borough (George Crabbe poem) The Boro, a nickname for...
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Staten Island (redirect from Borough of Staten Island)
southernmost borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County and situated at the southernmost point of New York. The borough is separated from...
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Queens (redirect from Queens (borough))
City boroughs by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn and by Nassau County to its east, and shares maritime borders with the boroughs of Manhattan...
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In the United States Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a borough (sometimes spelled boro) is a self-governing municipal entity, equivalent to a town in most...
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The London boroughs are the 32 local authority districts that together with the City of London make up the administrative area of Greater London, England;...
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referred to as a borough) in central Stockholm, Sweden. Södermalm borough has a population of around 110,000, making it the most populated borough of Stockholm...
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The borough presidents are the chief executives of the five boroughs of New York City. For most of the city's history, the office exercised significant...
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Newcastle upon Tyne (redirect from Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
NEW-kah-səl), is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is England's northernmost metropolitan borough, located on the River Tyne's northern...
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A rotten or pocket borough, also known as a nomination borough or proprietorial borough, was a parliamentary borough or constituency in England, Great...
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Norrmalm ("Northern city-borough") is a borough (stadsdelsområde) in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is named after the dominating district. Except Norrmalm...
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The Bronx (redirect from Bronx (borough))
The Bronx (/brɒŋks/) is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north...
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County seat (redirect from Borough seat)
Unorganized Borough, Alaska, which covers 49% of the state's area, has no borough government or borough seat. One borough, the Lake and Peninsula Borough, has...
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Quebec, Canada is divided into 19 boroughs (in French, arrondissements), each with a mayor and council. The borough council is responsible for: Fire prevention...
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(Swedish pronunciation: [ɛlvɧø] ) is a borough (stadsdelsområde) in the southern part of Stockholm Sweden. The borough is divided into the districts Herrängen...
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Skärholmen is a borough (stadsdelsområde) of Söderort in the southern part of Stockholm. It is primarily made up of Skärholmen parish. The districts that...
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Vantör (redirect from Vantoer borough)
[ˈvânːtœːr] ) was a borough (stadsdelsområde) in the southern part of Stockholm, Sweden, until 1 January 2007. The districts that made up the borough were Bandhagen...
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Reading, Berkshire (redirect from Reading (borough))
Reading (/ˈrɛdɪŋ/ RED-ing) is a town and borough in Berkshire, England. Most of its built-up area lies within the Borough of Reading, although some outer suburbs...
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London boroughs and the City of London. The London boroughs were all created on 1 April 1965. Upon creation, twelve were designated Inner London boroughs and...
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The U.S. state of Alaska is divided into 19 organized boroughs and 1 unorganized borough. Alaska and the state of Louisiana are the only states that do...
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Bournemouth (redirect from County Borough of Bournemouth)
assigned to Dorset under the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974. Bournemouth Borough Council became a unitary authority in 1997 and was replaced by Bournemouth...
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Hägersten-Liljeholmen (redirect from Liljeholmen (borough))
Hägersten-Liljeholmen is a borough (stadsdelsområde) in Stockholm, Sweden. It is part of the Söderort suburban area. The borough is located in South Stockholm...
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The Borough of Middlesbrough is a local government district with borough status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, based around the...
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Municipal corporation (redirect from Borough corporation)
to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally owned corporations....
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The Borough of Blackpool is a local government district with borough status in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, North West England. Its council is...
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The Borough of Swindon is a unitary authority area with borough status in Wiltshire, England. Centred on Swindon, it is the most north-easterly district...
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The Borough of Warrington is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The borough is centred around...
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