Encyclopedia - City: Encyclopedia - City
A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City: Encyclopedia Ii - City - History Of Cities
Towns and cities have a long history, although opinions vary on whether any particular ancient settlement can be considered to be a city....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City: Encyclopedia Ii - City - Global Cities
A global city, also known as a world city, is a prominent centre of trade, banking, finance, innovations, and markets. The term "global c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City: Encyclopedia Ii - City - Modern Conceptions
City - Traditional approach. A universal linear approach to cities has been in place and accepted for a long time. As this approach fal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City University: Encyclopedia - City University
City University could be City University of Hong Kong City University, London City University of New York City University, Washington o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Rhythm: Encyclopedia - City Rhythm
City rhythm is a metaphor for the regular coming and going in cities, the repetitive activities, the sounds and smells that occur regular...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Council: Encyclopedia - City Council
A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. In some Australian jurisdictions, a 'city council' i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sootopolis City: Encyclopedia - Sootopolis City
Hoenn cities & towns Littleroot Town Oldale Town Petalburg City Rustboro City Dewford Town Slateport City Mauville City Verdanturf To...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cities Of Japan: Encyclopedia - Cities Of Japan
A city (市, shi?) is a local administrative unit in Japan. They are ranked on the same level as towns (machi) and villages (mura), but c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Network: Encyclopedia - City Network
City networks are the connections between cities. These networks can be of different nature and of different importance. In modern concep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Father: Encyclopedia - City Father
The term city fathers is used in the United States as a municipal version of "Founding Fathers." City fathers are usually those men (and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Gate: Encyclopedia - City Gate
A city gate is a gate set within a city wall. Examples of city gates include: Gates of Cairo Chinese Gate in Nanjing Gates in Jerusalem'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cities Of The Philippines: Encyclopedia - Cities Of The Philippines
A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. Cities are in the same hierarchical le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Wakefield: Encyclopedia - City Of Wakefield
This article discusses the metropolitan district named the City of Wakefield. For information on the city itself, see Wakefield, the dist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astro City: Encyclopedia - Astro City
Kurt Busiek's Astro City is a comic book series centered around a fictional American city of that name. Written by Kurt Busiek, the serie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cerulean City: Encyclopedia - Cerulean City
Kanto cities and towns Pallet Town Viridian City Pewter City Cerulean City Lavender Town Vermilion City Celadon City Saffron City Fuchsia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The City Of God: Encyclopedia - The City Of God
The City of God (Latin: De Civitate Dei, also known as De Civitate Dei contra Paganos: The City of God against the Pagans) is a book writ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin City: Encyclopedia - Yin City
Yin is said to be the last capital of the Chinese Shang Dynasty (1600 BC - 1046 BC). Excavations suggest that this city was located on th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bantam City: Encyclopedia - Bantam City
The city of Bantam near the western end of Java was a strategically important site and formerly a major trading city, with a secure harbo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celebration City: Encyclopedia - Celebration City
Celebration City is a "night-time theme park" located in Branson, Missouri. Originally opened under the name Branson USA in 1999, the par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Salford: Encyclopedia - City Of Salford
Salford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in North West England. The metropolitan borough has City status. Its main town is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Lancaster: Encyclopedia - City Of Lancaster
The City of Lancaster is a local government district with city status in Lancashire in North West England. Its main town is Lancaster, fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of David: Encyclopedia - City Of David
The City of David is the original site of Jerusalem from the time of King David. It lies South of the Temple Mount and is surrounded by h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Winchester: Encyclopedia - City Of Winchester
The City of Winchester is a local government district in Hampshire with city status. It covers an area of central Hampshire including the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cotabato City: Encyclopedia - Cotabato City
Cotabato City is one of the cities of the Philippines located in Mindanao. Cotabato City is found within the boundaries of Maguindanao, b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Hall: Encyclopedia - City Hall
A city hall or town hall is the headquarters of a city or town's administration. The usual term in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Schleswig City: Encyclopedia - Schleswig City
Schleswig (Danish: Slesvig) is a town at the Schlei firth in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bremen City: Encyclopedia - Bremen City
Bremen [ˈbreːmən] is a city in northern Germany (official name: Freie Hansestadt Bremen1 (Free Hanseatic City of Bremen), referring to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cities Of The Plain: Encyclopedia - Cities Of The Plain
Cities of the Plain is the final volume of American novelist Cormac McCarthy's "Border trilogy". It is set in the fall of 1952, and bring...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angeles City: Encyclopedia - Angeles City
Angeles City is a 1st class city in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. It is near to the Clark International Airport and Clark Specia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Carlisle: Encyclopedia - City Of Carlisle
The City of Carlisle is a local government district with city status in Cumbria, in North West England. It has a population of around 100...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utrecht City: Encyclopedia - Utrecht City
Utrecht (pronunciation ▶ (help·info)) is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is the fourth large...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes
City of Heroes (CoH) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing computer game based on the superhero comic book genre, developed by C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basel-city: Encyclopedia - Basel-city
Basel-City (in German: Basel-Stadt) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The city of Basel and the municipalities of Bettingen and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Rights In The Netherlands: Encyclopedia - City Rights In The Netherlands
City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. City rights, which were granted by a liegelord, usually acount...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Makati City: Encyclopedia Ii - Makati City - The City
Makati is located within the quadrangle of 12′011″ °north and 14′331″ °E right at the center of Metro Manila. The city is bound...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quezon City: Encyclopedia Ii - Quezon City - The City
Quezon City is the biggest city in Metro Manila. At approximately 160 square kilometers, it covers almost one-fourth of the area of Metro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astro City: Encyclopedia Ii - Astro City - The City
Astro City is the seat of Hood County in an unspecified state. Though there is an actual Hood County in Texas, the name was chosen by Bus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Freedom Of The City: Encyclopedia Ii - Freedom Of The City - Freedom Of The City Of London
In England, the award is thought to have originated with the Freedom of the City of London, first made in 1237. There are still Freemen o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Freedom Of The City: Encyclopedia Ii - Freedom Of The City - Freedom Of The City In Other Cities
In other English cities, towns and boroughs, the qualifications for Freedom differ. For example, in Ipswich, only the children or grandch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cities Of The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Cities Of The Philippines - List Of Cities
As of December 2004, there are 117 cities in the Philippines. Note: Independent cities are listed below with the provinces in which they ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Freedom Of The City: Encyclopedia Ii - Freedom Of The City - Freedom Of The City In Other Cities
In other English cities, towns and boroughs, the qualifications for Freedom differ. For example, in Ipswich and York, only the children o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cavite City: Encyclopedia Ii - Cavite City - City Identity
Cavite City - City Seal. The current seal of Cavite City was designed by Mayor Timoteo O. Encarnacion, Jr. It was adopted by the Sanggu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cities Of The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Cities Of The Philippines - City Classification
Highly Urbanised Cities - Cities with a minimum population of two hundred thousand (200,000) inhabitants, as certified by the National St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cities Of The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Cities Of The Philippines - List Of Cities
As of December 2004, there are 117 cities in the Philippines. Note: Independent cities are listed below with the provinces in which they ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Twin Cities: Encyclopedia Ii - Twin Cities - Fictional Twin Cities
Gotham City (the home of Batman) and Metropolis (the home of Superman) have sometimes been presented as twin cities, mainly in 1970s and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edge City: Encyclopedia Ii - Edge City - The Future Of Edge Cities
Writing for Fannie Mae, Lang and Lefurgy (2003) note that edge cities may turn out to have been a 20th-century phenomenon only because of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Groningen City: Encyclopedia Ii - Groningen City - The City Of Groningen
The city is noted for its Martinitoren (Martini Tower), the fifth tallest church tower in the Netherlands. The 97 metre (318 ft) tall tow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quezon City: Encyclopedia Ii - Quezon City - Quezon City Barangays
Diliman, located at the center of the southern part of Quezon City, is where many government offices are located, including the City Hall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rap City: Encyclopedia Ii - Rap City - Rap City Today
On October 3, 2005 the St. Louis native J-Nicks replaced Mad Linx. It also used to be hosted by Namugenyi Kiwanuka. Occasionally, a guest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City 17: Encyclopedia Ii - City 17 - City Characteristics
City 17 - Location and architecture. City 17 is visually described as a large Eastern European city, featuring mostly Eastern European ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City-state: Encyclopedia Ii - City-state - City-states In History
City-state - The recent past. In the 19th and 20th centuries, a variety of changing political circumstances left several self-governing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mexico City: Encyclopedia Ii - Mexico City - Modern Mexico City
Mexico City - Attractions. Famous landmarks in Mexico City include the Zócalo, the main central square with its time clashing Spanish-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utrecht City: Encyclopedia Ii - Utrecht City - The City Of Utrecht
Utrecht is famous for the Dom Tower of Utrecht and the canal structure in the inner city. It is the center of the Dutch railroad network ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cities Of The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Cities Of The Philippines - Classification
Cities of the Philippines - City classification. Highly Urbanised Cities - Cities with a minimum population of two hundred thousand (20...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quebec City: Encyclopedia Ii - Quebec City - The City Today
In April 2001, Quebec City hosted the Summit of the Americas to discuss the Free Trade Area of the Americas; it also hosted massive anti-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Hunter: Encyclopedia Ii - City Hunter - The City Hunter Franchise
City Hunter - Manga. The City Hunter manga, created by Tsukasa Hojo, ran for eight years in Shueisha's Shonen Jump magazine from 1985 t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quezon City: Encyclopedia Ii - Quezon City - Education
Quezon City - Educational Institutions. The city has several major educational institutions in the country, particularly in the Diliman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pasay City: Encyclopedia Ii - Pasay City - Location
In terms of area, Pasay City is the third smallest political subdivision in the National Capital Region. It is adjacent to the City of Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Hunter: Encyclopedia Ii - City Hunter - City Hunter Characters
City Hunter - Main characters. AKA: Joe Saeba [ADV Anime Dub], Nicky Larson [French Manga], Koke [Spanish Dub] The protagonist of City...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mexico City: Encyclopedia Ii - Mexico City - Modern Mexico City
Mexico City - Attractions. Famous landmarks in Mexico City include the Zócalo, the main central square with its time clashing Spanish-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astro City: Encyclopedia Ii - Astro City - Characters
The world of Astro City has numerous heroes and villains in the cast, as well as normal, everyday civilians and stranger entities. Astro ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astro City: Encyclopedia Ii - Astro City - Awards
Astro City and its creators have won a number of Eisner Awards and Harvey Awards, the comic industry's equivalent of science fiction's Hu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuwait City: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuwait City - History
The city was invaded and seized by Iraqi forces in the 1990 Gulf War. Under Iraqi occupation it was renamed al Kadhima (apparently an old...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astro City: Encyclopedia Ii - Astro City - Overview
Astro City exists in a world where superheroes have existed since at least the 19th century: the first public hero, Air Ace, appeared dur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bremen City: Encyclopedia Ii - Bremen City - Politics
The Bürgerschaft (city assembly) is the parliament of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen(official name, German: Freie Hansestadt Bremen),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mexico City: Encyclopedia Ii - Mexico City - Nickname
Mexico City was traditionally known as la Ciudad de los Palacios ("the City of Palaces"). Since 2000, however, the democratically elected...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hero City: Encyclopedia Ii - Hero City - History
The usage of the term "hero-city" is dated to articles in Pravda as early as in 1942. The first official usage of the title is dated by M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Durham: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Durham - Mayors Of The City Of Durham
Mayors of the City of Durham are styled "The Right Worshipful, The Mayor of Durham". The Mayoralty is taken as a continuation of the mayo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Valenzuela City: Encyclopedia Ii - Valenzuela City - Economy
Since the cityhood of Valenzuela, economy flourished and its population swelled significantly. Recently, the SM Supercenter Valenzuela is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Sunderland: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Sunderland - City Government
City of Sunderland - Boundary review 2004. Like all metropolitan authorities, the city is divided into a number of wards or electoral d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quad Cities: Encyclopedia Ii - Quad Cities - Media
Quad Cities - AM radio. KJOC 1170, talk radio WFXN 1230, Fox Sports Radio affiliate WKBF "Progressive Talk 1270", Air America Radio af...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dumaguete City: Encyclopedia Ii - Dumaguete City - Economy
The City Planning and Development Office estimates that Dumaguete City has an unemployment rate of 14.5%, significantly higher than the n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angeles City: Encyclopedia Ii - Angeles City - Economy
The economy of Angeles City has accelerated in the past decade driven by advances in global communication technology and the finishing of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sorsogon City: Encyclopedia Ii - Sorsogon City - Barangays
Sorsogon City is politically subdivided into 64 barangays. 36 barangays were in the former municipality of Sorsogon: Abuyog Almendras-Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edge City: Encyclopedia Ii - Edge City - History
The edge city as Garreau knows it is fundamentally impossible without the automobile. It was not until automobile ownership surged in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bremen City: Encyclopedia Ii - Bremen City - History
In the 8th century the troops of Charlemagne advanced to the Weser in order to christianise the tribes settling here. Bremen, which may h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basel-city: Encyclopedia Ii - Basel-city - Geography
The coutuunnee of Basel-Stadt is located in the north of Switzerland. It borders Germany and France to the north,Basel-Landschaft to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quad Cities: Encyclopedia Ii - Quad Cities - History
Quad Cities - Early history. In 1832, Keokuk and General Winfield Scott signed a treaty to end the Black Hawk War in 1832 in Davenport....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Praise
Computer Gaming World hailed the game saying "City of Heroes blows a superpowered gust of fresh air into an increasingly stale sword-and-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tokyo City: Encyclopedia Ii - Tokyo City - History
In 1868, the medieval city Edo, seat of the Tokugawa government, was renamed Tokyo, the Eastern Capital. Then, the offices of Tokyo Prefe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bacolod City: Encyclopedia Ii - Bacolod City - History
Bacolod was made a city on June 18, 1938 by Commonwealth Act No. 326. The current mayor of Bacolod City is Evelio "Bing" Leonardia and hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Utrecht City: Encyclopedia Ii - Utrecht City - The City Of Utrecht
Utrecht is famous for the Dom Tower of Utrecht and the canal structure in the inner city. It is the center of the Dutch railroad network ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quezon City: Encyclopedia Ii - Quezon City - Government
Like other cities in the Philippines, Quezon City is governed by a Mayor and Vice mayor elected to three-year terms. The Mayor is the exe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Las Piñas City: Encyclopedia Ii - Las Piñas City - The City
Since its establishment as a small fishing port and a major salt-making center during the Spanish Era, Las Piñas City has grown into an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Updates
The developer continually expands City of Heroes with free downloadable patches/updates. City of Villains will be a quasi expansion for C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legazpi City: Encyclopedia Ii - Legazpi City - Commerce
The largest mall in Bicol is Pacific Mall/Gaisano Metro Legazpi Department Store and Supermarket, serving as the centerpiece of Landco Bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Servers
There are two separate geographical locales in which to play City of Heroes: American and European. Each locale has its own set of server...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basel-city: Encyclopedia Ii - Basel-city - Economy
The chemical industry and the pharmaceutical industry are of greatest significance in the canton. There are a number of multinationals in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mexico City: Encyclopedia Ii - Mexico City - Politics
Due to its special situation as the home of the federal government, the local government of Mexico City has gone through several incarnat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Twin Cities: Encyclopedia Ii - Twin Cities - Definitions
Twin cities are often separated by a river — twin cities without this physical barrier more often become a single entity, as with the g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edge City: Encyclopedia Ii - Edge City - Definitions
Garreau established five rules for a place to be considered an edge city: It must have more than five million square feet (465,000 m²) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guatemala City: Encyclopedia Ii - Guatemala City - History
Within the confines of modern Guatemala City is the ancient Maya city of Kaminaljuyu. Kaminaljuyu dates back some 2,000 years and is one ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Subscription
As in other MMORPGs, players must pay the publisher (NCSoft) a monthly fee to continue playing City of Heroes. Portions of the subscripti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Overview
Players begin by using the game's extensive character creation system to select an archetype and Power Sets, design a unique costume, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Of Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - City Of Heroes - Criticism
Some players have criticized the game for being improperly balanced, with some power sets far outshining others. As in all MMORPGs, there...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City: Encyclopedia Ii - City - Inner City
Main article: Inner city In the United States, United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, the term "inner city" is sometimes used with the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City: Encyclopedia Ii - City - Environmental Effects
Modern cities are known for creating their own microclimates. This is due to the large clustering of hard surfaces that heat up in sunlig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City: Encyclopedia Ii - City - Introduction
In most parts of the world, cities are generally substantial and nearly always have an urban core, but in the United States many incorpor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City: Encyclopedia Ii - City - Geography
The geographies of cities, both physical and human, are diverse. Often cities will either be coastal and have a harbour or be situated ne...   » Read the article