Bruges | |
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State | Flanders |
Country | Belgium |
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Population | 117639 |
Bruges ( BROOZH, French: [bʁyʒ] (listen); Dutch: Brugge [ˈbrʏɣə] (listen); German: Brügge [ˈbʁʏɡə]) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the seventh-largest city of the country by population.
The area of the whole city amounts to more than 13,840 hectares (138.4 km2; 53.44 sq miles), including 1,075 hectares off the coast, at Zeebrugge (from Brugge aan zee, meaning "Bruges by the Sea"). The historic city centre is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. It is oval in shape and about 430 hectares in size.
Petrolina | |
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State | |
Country | |
Capital | |
Population | 305352 |
For the petroleum company, see: Petrolina (company).
Petrolina is a city located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Brazil. The population was 349,145 in 2019 in a total area of 4,756.