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  2. History of Sikkim - Wikipedia

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    The history of Sikkim begins with the indigenous Lepcha's contact with early Tibetan settlers.[1][2] Historically, Sikkim was a sovereign Monarchical State in the eastern Himalayas. Later a protectorate of India followed by a merger with India and official recognition as a state of India. Lepchas were the main inhabitants as well as the Rulers ...

  3. Sikkim - Wikipedia

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    Sikkim is also one of the least densely populated Indian states, with only 86 persons per square kilometre. However, it has a high population growth rate, averaging 12.36% per cent between 2001 and 2011. The sex ratio is 889 females per 1,000 males, with a total of 321,661 males and 286,027 females recorded in 2011.

  4. 1998 Florida wildfires - Wikipedia

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    Cause. Lightning. The 1998 Florida wildfires, sometimes referred to as the Florida Firestorm, was a wildfire event involving several thousand separate woodland and mixed urban-rural wildfires which wrought severe damage during the summer months of 1998. Wildfires sparked mainly by lightning threatened to converge into single, vast blazes ...

  5. Clay County, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Clay County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida along the west bank of the St. Johns River.As of 2020, the population was 218,245 and in 2023, that number increased to 232,439, making it the third largest county in the Jacksonville metropolitan area. [2]

  6. Government of Sikkim - Wikipedia

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    The Government of Sikkim also known as the State Government of Sikkim is the administrative executive authority of the Indian state of Sikkim and its 6 districts, created by the National Constitution as the legislative, executive and judicial authority to govern the state. The Governor acts as the head of state and is, nominally, the highest ...

  7. Firefighting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Firefighting in the United States. Streets of New York (1869) Firefighting in the United States dates back to the earliest European colonies in the Americas. Early firefighters were simply community members who would respond to neighborhood fires with buckets. The first dedicated volunteer fire brigade was established in 1736 in Philadelphia.

  8. History of Florida - Wikipedia

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    The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. [1] They left behind artifacts and archeological evidence. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records.

  9. Pinellas Park, Florida - Wikipedia

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    12-56975 [3] GNIS feature ID. 0288936 [4] Website. www.pinellas-park.com. Pinellas Park is a city located in central Pinellas County, United States. The population was 53,093 at the 2020 census. [5] The city is the fourth largest city in Pinellas County. The City of Pinellas Park was incorporated in 1914.