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João Pessoa (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 07 06 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -7.1000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 034 53 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -34.8833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on right bank of Paraíba do Norte River; name changed in 1930 to honor João Pessoa, state president; colonial buildings include the churches of Nossa Senhora das Neves and São Francisco; manufactures electrical products, chemicals, and metals. |
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| João Pessoa (preferred,C,V,O)
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| Cidade Felipéa (C,U)
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| Frederícia (C,U)
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| Parahiba (C,U)
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| Felipéia (H,V)
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| Filipea de Nossa Senhora das Neves (H,V)
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| Frederikstad (H,V)
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| Parahyba (H,V)
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| Paraíba (H,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 1585 |
| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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