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List Of Places Named For Their Main Products
The following places were named for their main products: * Açailândia, Brazil (from the açaí palm) * Alumínio, Brazil * Apatity, Russia * Asbest, Russia * Asbestos, Canada * Batu Arang, Selangor, Malaysia (from ''Batu Arang'', "coal" in Malay) * Birżebbuġa, Malta (from ''żebbuġ'', "olives") * Brazil, from brazilwood. * Carbon County, Utah from the coal mined there. * Coal Center, Pennsylvania * Coal City, Illinois * Copperton, Utah named for the copper processing plants build there * Côte d'Ivoire * Diamantina, Brazil * El Nido, Palawan, Philippines (Spanish for ''nest'', or ''edible bird's nest'') * Elektrėnai, Lithuania * Elektrostal, Russia (from the plant of the same name, ''stal'' meaning "steel") * Fermont, Canada (French contraction of "Fer Mont", meaning "Iron Mountain" named for exploited iron ore deposits in Mont Wright) * Gangcheng, Shandong, China (钢城, literally "the town of steel", ''gang'' 钢 meaning "steel" and ''cheng'' 城 meaning "city" or "town") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Açailândia
Açailândia () is a Brazilian municipality in the western part of Maranhão State, at an elevation of . Its population in 2020 was estimated to be 113,121, making it the eighth largest city in the state. The name of the city means "land of the açaí." The city is an important center of agribusiness, the area having the largest cattle stock in Maranhão. The production of pig iron is the municipality's biggest single economic activity. Açailândia is part of the Carajas Development Corridor and the city houses many of the workers who produce charcoal in the area. The city has one of the most important railway stations on the Carajás Railway The Carajás Railway (; EFC or EF-315) is a railway line linking the cities of Parauapebas, Pará and São Luís, Maranhão Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 mill ... line. Açailândia's origins are recent, lying in the construction of the Belém-Bras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamantina, Minas Gerais
Diamantina () is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Its estimated population in 2020 was 47,825 in a total area of 3,870 km2. ''Arraial do Tijuco'' (as Diamantina was first called) was built during the colonial era in the early 18th century. As its name suggests, Diamantina was a center of diamond mining in the 18th and 19th centuries. A well-preserved example of Brazilian Baroque architecture, Diamantina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, São João del-Rei, Mariana, Tiradentes, Congonhas and Sabará. Statistical micro-region Diamantina is a statistical micro-region that includes the following municipalities: Diamantina, Datas, Felício dos Santos, Gouveia, Presidente Kubitschek, São Gonçalo do Rio Preto, Senador Modestino Gonçalves, and Couto de Magalhães de Minas. The area of this region is 7,348 km2 and in 2006 the population was 80,063 inhabitants. The population density (2000) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ironton, Minnesota
Ironton is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 572 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area. Ironton is on the Cuyuna iron range, from which its name is derived. It is immediately adjacent to its twin city of Crosby. History Ironton was platted in September 1910. Ironton was incorporated in June 1911. The post office at Ironton was established in 1910. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Minnesota State Highway 210 and County Road 30 are the main routes in the community. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 572 people, 261 households, and 135 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 299 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% White, 1.0% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 2.3% fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irondale Township, Minnesota
Irondale Township is a township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,113 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (10.45%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,113 people, 430 households, and 310 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 542 housing units at an average density of 19.5/sq mi (7.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.56% White, 0.27% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.27% of the population. There were 430 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloversville, New York
Gloversville is a city in the Mohawk Valley region of Upstate New York, and the most populous city in Fulton County, New York, Fulton County. Gloversville was once the hub of the United States' glovemaking industry, with over two hundred manufacturers in Gloversville and the adjacent city of Johnstown, New York, Johnstown. In 2020, Gloversville had a population of 15,131. History Settlers came to the Gloversville area as early as 1752."Downtown Gloversville Historic District" Living Spaces The region, historically known as "Kingsborough", was acquired by Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, who established tremendous influence with the Native Americans of the area, which translated into control of the Mohawk Valley region. It was due to Johnson whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glassport, Pennsylvania
Glassport is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately south of Pittsburgh and the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers where they form the Ohio River. Glassport lies along the east side of the Monongahela River in the "Mon valley", where many blue-collar municipalities have suffered severe economic decline in the wake of the loss of steel-making throughout the Greater Pittsburgh area. In 1910, the population of Glassport was 5,540. By 1940, it had risen to 8,748, but has since declined to 4,475 as of the 2020 census. Government The Mayor of Glassport is Keith DiMarco. Mayor DiMarco's term in office began in 2018. Education Glassport is served by the South Allegheny School District. Government and politics Taxes Information requiring updates. Geography Glassport is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and , or 11.05%, is water. Surrounding and ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gas, Kansas
Gas is a city in Allen County, Kansas, Allen County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 475. The city was named for the abundant natural gas that was found in the area. History When natural gas was discovered in Elm Township in the summer of 1898 E.K. Taylor sold of his farm to some spelter companies and in October sub-divided the remainder into lots, which was the beginning of "Gas City". The place grew rapidly, the cheap fuel afforded by the immense supply of natural gas bringing in a number of large manufacturing plants of various kinds. In 1910 the population was 1,281, and the city had a bank, a daily and a weekly newspaper, an opera house, an international money order postoffice (first opened in August 1899) from which mail was distributed to the surrounding country by rural free delivery, several good mercantile houses, telegraph and express offices. Geography Gas is located at (37.923851, -95.346168) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangcheng District
Gangcheng () is one of 10 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, East East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ... China. It has an area of and around 240,000 inhabitants (2003). It is named for its production of iron and steel. (''Gang'' "钢" means "steel" in Chinese.) Laiwu Steel Corporation, the largest subsidiary of Shandong Iron and Steel Group (commonly known as Shan Steel), is headquartered in Gangcheng District. In January 2019, the Shandong provincial government announced in a decision that Laiwu Prefecture-level city was absorbed by Jinan and Gangcheng District will also be under Jinan's administration. Administrative divisions As 2012, Gangcheng District is divided to 1 subdistrict and 4 towns. ;Subdistr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont Wright (Quebec)
Mont Wright was a mountain in Fermont, Quebec, a site of major iron ore mining operations since the 1970s by Québec Cartier Mining Company. It is located in Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality. Mont Wright itself does not exist anymore; it is now a deep pit. Today's production of Québec Cartier ore comes from nearby Mont Survie and Paul's Peek mountain. Wright Wright is an occupational surname originating in England. The term 'Wright' comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word 'wryhta' or 'wyrhta', meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker (for example, a shipwright i ... Mines in Quebec Landforms of Côte-Nord Iron mines in Canada Surface mines in Canada {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fermont
Fermont () is a town in northeastern Quebec, Canada, near the Quebec-Labrador border about from Labrador City on Route 389, which connects to the Trans-Labrador Highway (Newfoundland and Labrador Route 500). It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Caniapiscau. Fermont (French contraction of "''Fer Mont''", meaning "Iron Mountain") was founded as a company town in the early 1970s to exploit rich iron ore deposits from Mont Wright, which is about to the west. The town is notable for the huge self-contained structure containing apartments, stores, schools, bars, a hotel, restaurants, a supermarket and swimming pool which shelters a community of smaller apartment buildings and homes on its leeward side. Popularly known as The Wall (''Le Mur''), the structure was designed to be a windscreen to the rest of the town. It permits residents (other than mine workers) to never leave the building during the long winter, which usually lasts about seven months. The town, des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elektrostal
Elektrostal (russian: Электроста́ль, from Russian Электро (Elektro), lit: Electricity, Electric and Сталь (Stal), lit: Steel) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow. Population: 135,000 (1977); 123,000 (1970); 97,000 (1959); 43,000 (1939). It was previously known as ''Zatishye'' (until 1928). History It was known as Zatishye () until 1928. In 1938, it was granted town status. Administrative and municipal status Within the subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions, framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Elektrostal City of federal subject significance, City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the administrative divisions of Moscow Oblast, districts.Law #11/2013-OZ As a subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions, municipal division, Elektrostal City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Elektrostal Urban Okrug.L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elektrėnai
Elektrėnai () is a city of about 11,000 inhabitants in Lithuania; since 2000 it has been the capital of the Elektrėnai Municipality. It is situated between the two largest cities in Lithuania – Vilnius and Kaunas. History Elektrėnai is one of the newest towns of Lithuania, having been established during the Soviet times as the living space for workers of the nearby power plant. The name of the new town was derived from word "elektrinė" (English: ''electric plant''). Most of the buildings in Elektrėnai are large monolith housing projects built during the Soviet times and there are no historical buildings. The town, however, is close to Elektrėnai Reservoir, an artificial lake that was created in order to cool down the Elektrėnai Power Plant. The water is several degrees warmer than water at the other nearby lakes. Retail There are several supermarkets ( Norfa XXL, Maxima XX, Iki, Lidl, as well as a discounter (IKI Cento) in Elektrėnai. Ice hockey Elektrėnai is well kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
