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POPULACAO URBANA [2 records]

Record 1 2014-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

The capital city of the Brazilian state of Ceará.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Ville située au Brésil et capitale de l'État de Ceará.

OBS

Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son pseudo-générique sous-entendu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
OBS

Capital del estado brasileño de Ceará.

OBS

La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la grafía adecuada en español de esta ciudad brasileña es Fortaleza.

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Record 2 2002-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Studies
  • Demography
OBS

Our measurement of urban population can begin with the city of Ur in ancient Babylon, which is believed to have had a population of half a million, living at a density of nearly 500 persons per square hectare.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Urbanisme
  • Démographie
OBS

De 1846 à 1931, la population urbaine passe de huit millions et demi [...] à vingt et un millions et demi (plus de la moitié).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Urbanismo
  • Demografía
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