Colonia (country subdivision)
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Colonia is a country subdivision term.
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Colonia — may refer to: Places Colonia (Palestine), an Arab village destroyed by Haganah forces in April 1948 Colonia del Sacramento, the oldest city in Uruguay and a UNESCO World Heritage site Colonia Department, a departamento in south western Uruguay,… … Wikipedia
Colonia (United States) — In Spanish, colonia means Colony . The word has been adopted to refer to colonia rural settlements along the U.S. Mexican border. Colonias in the U.S. Mexico border region are often characterized by poor housing stock, inadequate physical… … Wikipedia
Colonia (Mexico) — In general, colonias (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈlonjas]) are neighborhoods in Mexican cities, which have no jurisdictional autonomy or representation. It is plausible that the name, which literally means colony, arose in the late 19th,… … Wikipedia
Colonia Santa María la Ribera — Alameda de Santa María la Ribera, City of Mexico. In the background lies the Morisco Kiosk Colonia Santa María la Ribera is a colonia located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, just west of the historic center. It was created in the late… … Wikipedia
Colonia Juárez (Mexico City) — Genova Street in Zona Rosa Colonia Juarez is one of the better–known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. Its boundaries are: the corner of Paseo de la Reforma and Eje Bucareli to the north, Avenida Chapultepec to… … Wikipedia
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Merindad — (Spanish pronunciation: [meɾinˈðað]) is a Mediaeval Spanish administrative term that refers to a country subdivision smaller than a province but larger than a municipality. It was roughly approximate to the English count or bailiff. The… … Wikipedia
Benito Juárez, D.F. — Benito Juárez Delegación Benito Juárez within the Federal District Country … Wikipedia
Uruguay — Para otros usos de este término, véase Uruguay (desambiguación). República Oriental del Uruguay … Wikipedia Español
