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The area surrounding the town exhibits early occupations of ancient Andean civilizations. Before the advent of the Incas the area was united under a single political entity referred to as the "Señorio de Huamachuco" (Huamachuco lordship) by colonial chroniclers, [2] a Kulyi-speaking polity that had as their main deity the thunder god of Catequil, an oracle and the principal wak'a of the ...
Name Code Seat Area (km²) [1] Population (2016) [2] Pop. density (per km²) Alfred Nzo District Municipality: DC44 Mount Ayliff: 10,731 867,864 80.9 Amathole District Municipality
On 4 September 2010, the South Island was struck by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, which caused extensive damage, several power outages, and many reports of aftershocks. Five and a half months later, 22 February Christchurch earthquake of 6.3 magnitude caused far more additional damage in Christchurch, resulting in 181 deaths. [2]
Download QR code; Print/export ... and 3.9% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the ... was divided into two linguistic ...
From 1963 Nepal was divided into 75 Panchayat Districts, and the traditional Dhankuta administrative region was divided up into about six of the panchayat districts. The power of the Bada Hakim was transferred to the central government's appointed Panchayat Development Officer and each district's elected Panchayat President.
The north-west receives the least, getting less than 180 mm (7 in) annually, while most of the east receives between 700 and 1,400 mm (28 and 55 in) of rainfall. [3] Rainfall can be as high as 2,000 to 2,500 millimetres (79 to 98 in) in the wettest areas, such as Charlotte Pass [ 4 ] and Dorrigo .
Zambia map of Köppen climate classification. [1]The climate of Zambia in Central and Southern Africa is definitely tropical modified by altitude (elevation).In the Köppen climate classification, most of the country is classified as humid subtropical or tropical wet and dry, with small patches of semi-arid steppe climate in the south-west.
Together protected areas comprise over one-fourth of Costa Rican territory. 9.3% of the country is protected under IUCN categories I-V. Around 25% of the country's land area is in protected national parks and protected areas, [17] [18] the largest percentage of protected areas in the world (developing world average 13%, developed world average 8%).