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Praia da Luz
Praia da Luz (Luz Beach), village in the parish of Luz, Lagos municipality, western Algarve, Portugal, 6 km west of Lagos; former Nossa Senhora da Luz fishing settlement with a 1521 Manueline church, Roman bathhouse ruins, and a sheltered family beach by the volcanic Rocha Negra headland.
Praia Grande, São Paulo
Praia Grande, São Paulo (SP), a Baixada Santista coastal municipality emancipated from São Vicente in 1967, with 22.5 km of urbanized beaches, 2022 census population 349,935, and Brazil's 4th most sought tourist destination.
Presidente Prudente
Presidente Prudente, "Capital do Oeste Paulista", a municipality in western São Paulo state, Brazil, founded 14 September 1917 and named for president Prudente de Morais; 225,668 residents (2022 census), regional service hub 558 km from São Paulo.
Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County, Maryland: a Washington, D.C.-suburban county erected from Calvert and Charles counties in the 1690s, named for Prince George of Denmark; seat Upper Marlboro; 967,201 residents (2020), 60.7% Black, charter government since 1970.
Prince William County, Virginia
Prince William County, Virginia: Northern Virginia county formed 1731 from Stafford and King George counties, named for King George II's son; second-largest Virginia county, seat Manassas, population about 503,000 in 2025, major data center hub.
Principal areas of Wales
Principal areas of Wales are 22 single-tier administrative territories, defined by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, and are reviewed every 12 years by the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru.
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta, formerly Las Peñas, is a resort city and municipality on Banderas Bay, Jalisco, Mexico, founded 1851, made a municipality 1918 and a city 1968, named for jurist Ignacio L. Vallarta.
Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States
Pulaski County, Arkansas: most populous Arkansas county (404,611 est. 2025), county seat Little Rock, state capital; established December 15, 1818, named for Casimir Pulaski; distinct from Pulaski County, Missouri.
Qaasuitsup
Qaasuitsup Kommunia (Qaasuitsup Kommune) was a former municipality in northwestern Greenland, 2009-2017, the world's largest by area at about 660,000 km², centered on Ilulissat, split in 2018 into Avannaata and Qeqertalik.
RAF Upper Heyford
RAF Upper Heyford (Heyford Park), Oxfordshire: RAF and USAF airfield opened 1918, SAC B-47 base 1953-1965, F-111E wing 1970-1993; 56 hardened aircraft shelters, scheduled Cold War monuments, now redeveloped.
Ramenskiy Gorodskoy Okrug
Ramenskiy Gorodskoy Okrug (Раменский городской округ), Ramensky Urban District, is a Moscow Oblast district formed in 2019 by merging Ramensky Municipal District settlements, centered on Ramenskoye, area 139,746 ha, population about 273,000.
Ranipet district
Ranipet district (இராணிப்பேட்டை மாவட்டம்), a 2019-created district of Tamil Nadu carved from Vellore, headquarters Ranipet on the Palar River; leather-industry center of about 2,234 sq km and 12,10,277 people.
Rape (county subdivision)
A rape was a historic territorial subdivision of Sussex, England, intermediate between county and hundred; six rapes (Arundel, Bramber, Chichester, Hastings, Lewes, Pevensey) were castle-centered lordships controlling London–Channel corridors.
Rapides Parish
Rapides Parish (Paroisse des Rapides), central Louisiana parish with seat Alexandria; created 1807, named for Red River rapids; 130,023 residents (2020), second-largest parish by land area.
Ratnagiri district (रत्नागिरी जिल्हा)
Ratnagiri district (रत्नागिरी जिल्हा), a Konkan coastal district of Maharashtra on the Arabian Sea, known for Alphonso mangoes, laterite hills, 167 km coastline, nine tahsils, and 2011 population of 16.15 lakh.
Recife
Recife, capital of Pernambuco, Brazil; also Mauritsstad under Dutch rule (1630-1654). Coastal port city founded 1537, 1.49 million residents (2022), UNESCO Creative City of Music, home of frevo and Galo da Madrugada.
Redland
Redland (Redland City, Redlands Coast), Queensland LGA 36250 on Moreton Bay: 159,222 people (2021), city status 2008, ten divisions, City Plan 2018, bay islands including Minjerribah/North Stradbroke Island.
Regional Municipality of Durham
The Regional Municipality of Durham (Municipalité régionale de Durham) is the upper-tier Ontario regional government east of Toronto, created January 1, 1974, governing eight area municipalities including Oshawa, Pickering, Ajax, and Whitby, with a 29-member council and about 697,000 residents.
Regional Municipality of Peel
Regional Municipality of Peel (Peel Region), upper-tier Ontario municipality since January 1, 1974, covering Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon; serves 1.5 million people, and is undergoing phased dissolution and service transfers under the Hazel McCallion Act and Bills 45 and 60.
Regional Municipality of York
The Regional Municipality of York (Municipalité régionale de York) is an upper-tier Ontario municipality north of Toronto, formed January 1, 1971, covering nine cities and towns, 1.29 million residents, regional transit, water, policing and paramedic services.
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire is one of Scotland's 32 unitary council areas, south of the River Clyde, with main town Paisley. Population 189,270 in 2025; formed from Renfrew district in April 1996.
Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County, New York: Capital Region county founded 1791 from Albany County, county seat Troy, area 665 sq mi, population 161,130 (2020), 19-member legislature, Tech Valley economy.
Ribeirão das Neves
Ribeirão das Neves, a municipality in Minas Gerais's Belo Horizonte metropolitan region, Brazil; emancipated 1953 from Pedro Leopoldo; 329,794 people (2022 census); hosts Brazil's first prison public-private partnership.
Ribeirão Preto
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; a major interior city, 698,642 residents (2022 census), founded 19 June 1856; former coffee capital, now an agribusiness and regional service hub (Capital Regional A) fully supplied by the Guarani Aquifer.
Richmond County, New York, United States
Richmond County, New York, coextensive with the Staten Island borough; one of New York's ten original counties, established November 1, 1683, named for the Duke of Richmond; 495,747 residents in 2020.
Riebiņu Novads
Riebiņu Novads (Riebiņi Municipality) was a Latvian municipality in Latgale, formed in 2004 from six parishes and merged into Preiļu Municipality on 1 July 2021; population 4,625 in 2019.
Rio Branco, Acre
Rio Branco is the capital and largest city of Acre, Brazil, on the Acre River in the southwestern Amazon. Founded 28 December 1882 as Seringal Empresa; 364,756 residents (2022); recurrently flooded by the Acre River.
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, capital of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil; founded 1565, national capital until 1960. Municipality of 6,211,223 people (2022) on 1,200.329 km², known for tourism, Carnival, beaches, and favelas such as Rocinha.
Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, founded in 1737 by José da Silva Paes and regarded as the oldest city in the state.
Rio Verde, Goiás
Rio Verde, Goiás: municipality in southwestern Goiás, Brazil, settled around 1840 by José Rodrigues de Mendonça; Goiás's largest grain producer, Brazil's second-largest corn producer, about 245,000 inhabitants, 2023 GDP R$22.3 billion.