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Canton (/ ˈ k æ n t ən /) is a city in and the county seat of Stark County, Ohio, United States. [6] It is located approximately 60 miles (97 km) south of Cleveland [7] and 20 miles (32 km) south of Akron in Northeast Ohio on the edge of Ohio's Amish Country.
Canton (basketball), a 1906–1907 basketball team in Canton, Ohio, US; Canton (liqueur), a ginger-flavored liqueur; Canton Fair, a biannual trade fair in Canton (Guangzhou), China; Canton System, a Chinese trade policy from 1757 to 1842; Canton System (Prussia), unrelated to the above - a system of recruitment to the Prussian Army
The right of foreigners to vote varies by canton, as does whether Swiss citizens living abroad (and registered to vote in a canton) can take part in cantonal voting. Swiss citizens are citizens of a particular municipality (the place of origin) and the canton in which that municipality is part. Cantons, therefore, have a role in and set ...
A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. [1] In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, the most politically important cantons are the Swiss cantons.
Guangzhou, [a] previously romanized as Canton [6] or Kwangchow, [7] is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. [8] Located on the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km (90 mi) north of Macau , Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road .
The Canton System (1757–1842; Chinese: 一口通商; pinyin: Yīkǒu tōngshāng; Jyutping: jat1 hau2 tung1 soeng1, lit. "Single [port] trading relations") served as a means for Qing China to control trade with the West within its own country by focusing all trade on the southern port of Canton (now Guangzhou ).
Furthermore, some diagnostic features of CPE are missing or different from California Chinese Pidgin English. On the other hand, because many migrants came from the Canton province in China, where CPE was relatively well-known, it is likely that many migrants to the United States from China had knowledge of the pidgin. At the very least, it is ...
The canton is located in the centre of the country on the north side of the Swiss Alps. The lands of the canton are that of the Reuss valley and those of the main river's tributaries. Uri has an area, as of 2011, of 1,076.4 km 2 (415.6 sq mi). Of this area, 24.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.2% is forested.