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San Bruno

(Encyclopedia) San BrunoSan Brunosăn br&oomacr;ˈnō [key], city (1990 pop. 38,961), San Mateo co., W Calif., a suburb on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1914. There is light manufacturing and petroleum…

Westminster

(Encyclopedia) Westminster. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 78,118), Orange co., S Calif.; founded 1870 as a temperance colony for Presbyterians, inc. 1957. It has several industrial parks. Naval…

Puntarenas

(Encyclopedia) PuntarenasPuntarenasp&oomacr;ntärāˈnäs [key], town (1995 est. pop. 40,706), capital of Puntarenas prov., W Costa Rica, on the Gulf of Nicoya. Formerly the country's principal port…

San Leandro

(Encyclopedia) San LeandroSan Leandrosăn lēănˈdrō [key], city (1990 pop. 68,223), Alameda co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1872. Metal, wood, and paper products; chemicals; leather goods;…

Malé

(Encyclopedia) MaléMalémäˈlā [key], small island and town (1995 pop. 62,937) of Malé Atoll, capital of the Maldives, in the Indian Ocean. A ship anchorage, Malé is a center of interisland trade with…

Ontario, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Ontario, city (1990 pop. 133,179), San Bernardino co., S Calif., near Los Angeles, in a region of vineyards; inc. 1891. Manufactures include aircraft and aircraft parts, aerospace…

Coral Gables

(Encyclopedia) Coral Gables, city (2020 pop. 49,248), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., SW of Miami; inc. 1925. Founded at the height of the Florida land boom,…

Forest Park

(Encyclopedia) Forest Park. 1 City (2020 pop. 19,932), Clayton co., NW Ga., a suburb of Atlanta; inc. 1908. It is a major warehouse and distribution…

Hialeah

(Encyclopedia) Hialeah Hialeah hīəlēˈə [key], city (2020 pop. 223,109), Dade co., SE Fla., NW of Miami; inc…