Poughkeepsie | |
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Population | 32736 |
Poughkeepsie ( pə-KIP-see, officially the City of Poughkeepsie, separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie) is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County with a 2019 census-estimated population of 30,515. Poughkeepsie is in the Hudson River Valley region, midway between the core of the New York metropolitan area and the state capital of Albany. It is a principal city of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area which belongs to the New York metropolitan area. It is served by the nearby Hudson Valley Regional Airport and Stewart International Airport in Orange County, New York.
Poughkeepsie has been called "The Queen City of the Hudson". It was settled in the 17th century by the Dutch and became New York State's second capital shortly after the American Revolution.
Cachoeira do Sul | |
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State | Rio Grande do Sul |
Country | Brazil |
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Population | 83827 |
Cachoeira do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southernmost Brazil.
Its Marian Catedral da Nossa Senhora da Conceição is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul.
It is located at a latitude of 30º02'21" S and a longitude of 52º53'38" W, at an approximate elevation of 68 meters above sea level.