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  2. List of Spanish place names in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Named in 1821, one of several Spanish names given by General Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lt. Governor of Upper Canada (1818-28) and Lt. Governor of Nova Scotia (1828-34). He developed a fondness for Spanish during the Peninsula Campaign and gave Spanish names to several Canadian places. See also Mariposa, Orillia, Oro, Sombra, and Zorra.

  3. Category:Names of places in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Names of places in Canada" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... List of Spanish place names in Canada; T. Timiskaming ...

  4. List of cities in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Distribution of Alberta's 19 cities and 12 other communities eligible for city status. To qualify as a city in Alberta, a sufficient population size (10,000 people or more) must be present and a majority of the buildings must be on parcels of land less than 1,850 square metres (19,900 sq ft). [1]

  5. List of national capitals - Wikipedia

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    See also: List of historical capitals of Norway. Ottawa Canada: North America: Ouagadougou Burkina Faso: Africa: Pago Pago American Samoa: Oceania: Territory of the United States. Palikir Micronesia: Self-governing in free association with the United States. Kolonia is the former capital and Australia, China, Japan and the United States retain ...

  6. National Historic Sites of Canada - Wikipedia

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    In 1914, the Parks Branch undertook a survey of historic sites in Canada, with the objective of creating new recreational areas rather than preserving historic places. Fort Howe in Saint John, New Brunswick was designated a national historic park in 1914, named the "Fort Howe National Park". The fort was not a site of significant national ...

  7. Category:Lists of Canada placename etymologies - Wikipedia

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    List of Spanish place names in Canada; U. List of Canadian place names of Ukrainian origin This page was last edited on 14 April 2023, at 09:57 (UTC). Text ...

  8. List of city name changes - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. see also: Geographical renaming, List of names of European cities in different languages, and List of renamed places in the United States

  9. History of cities in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada's cities span the continent of North America from east to west, but many of them are located relatively close to the border with the United States.Cities are home to the majority of Canada's approximately 35.75 million inhabitants (as of 2015)—just over 80 percent of Canadians lived in urban areas in 2006.