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East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire: unitary authority (E06000011) in northern England, created 1 April 1996 on Humberside's abolition; over 930 square miles, 26 wards, and since 2025 part of the Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority with a £400m devolution deal.
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England with five districts (Eastbourne, Hastings, Lewes, Rother, Wealden) and about 546,000 people. Its two-tier councils were slated for unitary reorganisation from 2028, now paused; a Sussex strategic authority began in 2026.
Eastern District, Hong Kong
Eastern District (东区) is one of the 18 district council districts of Hong Kong, covering northeastern Hong Kong Island and home to about 520,200 people in 2023.
Eden District Municipality
Eden District Municipality, also Garden Route District Municipality (DC4), a Category C district municipality in South Africa's Western Cape with seat at George; renamed from Eden in 2018, seven local municipalities, five consecutive clean audits.
Edison, New Jersey
Edison, New Jersey: Middlesex County township incorporated as Raritan Township in 1870 and renamed for Thomas Edison in 1954. Population 107,588 (2020); Faulkner Act Plan E mayor-council government; Menlo Park laboratory site; major warehousing hub.
Eidsberg
Eidsberg, former municipality in Østfold, Norway, centered on Mysen; merged into Indre Østfold in 2020. Known for Eidsberg kirke (Østfolddomen), Håkon Håkonsson's birthplace, and grain farming.
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
City of Ekurhuleni (formerly Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality), a Category A metro in Gauteng, South Africa, formed 5 December 2000 from nine East Rand towns; Tsonga for 'Place of Peace'; 4.07 million people (2022), OR Tambo airport, R70.9bn 2026/27 budget, qualified audit 2024/25.
Essex
Essex is a county in the East of England governed by Essex County Council and twelve district councils, with Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea outside its area.
Essex County, Massachusetts
Essex County, Massachusetts: northeastern coastal county founded 1643, second-most-populous in the state (809,829 in 2020; est. 826,653 in 2025); county government abolished July 1, 1999, functions transferred to the Commonwealth.
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey: county seat Newark; third most populous NJ county (863,728 in 2020, est. 896,379 in 2025), 126.09 sq mi, 22 municipalities, County Executive government since 1977, established 1682.
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, the Category A metro governing Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; third largest metro, home of Africa's busiest port, about 3.9 million people, R75.3 billion 2026/27 budget.
Eti Osa
Eti-Osa (Eti Osa) is a Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria, covering Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki, and Ajah between Lagos Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean; its headquarters is Igbo Efon, with 10 wards and an estimated population of 463,712.
Eyüpsultan
Eyüpsultan is an Istanbul district on the European side, 242 km² from the Golden Horn to the Black Sea, home to the 1458 Eyüp Sultan Mosque, about 420,000 residents, and a large urban transformation program.
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia: Northern Virginia county formed in 1742, named for Lord Fairfax. Urban county executive government, 1.17 million residents, median household income $153,637, seat at Fairfax, distinct from Fairfax City.
Fairfield County
Fairfield County is the name of counties in Connecticut, Ohio, and South Carolina, the most populous being Connecticut's wealthy southwestern corner near New York City.
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut: one of eight counties, established 1666, county government abolished 1960; 23 towns, 957,419 people (2020), largest and highest-income Connecticut county.
Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia
Fairfield, NSW: a city and local government area in south-western Sydney, 32 km from the CBD; 208,475 people (2021), 56% born overseas, most disadvantaged LGA in NSW, major refugee settlement city.
Falcón (district)
Falcón is a municipality in Falcón State, northwestern Venezuela, bordering the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is Pueblo Nuevo, and it is the state's second most populated municipality after Carirubana.
Fenghuang, Hunan
Fenghuang County (凤凰县) in Xiangxi, western Hunan, home to Fenghuang Ancient Town (凤凰古城), a National Historical and Cultural City on the Tuo River; a Miao-majority county whose 2001 tourism lease turned the town into a top Chinese destination.
Ferraz de Vasconcelos
Ferraz de Vasconcelos, a municipality in Greater São Paulo, Brazil; named for an E.F.C.B. railway engineer; 179,198 people (2022 census) on 29.58 km²; created as a district of Poá in 1948, a municipality in 1953.
Fezile Dabi District Municipality
Fezile Dabi District Municipality (DC20) is a Category C district municipality in the northern Free State, South Africa, seated in Sasolburg. Established in 2000, it comprises Moqhaka, Metsimaholo, Ngwathe, and Mafube local municipalities, with a Census 2022 population of 509,912.
Fife
Fife, known as the Kingdom of Fife, is a council area in Scotland on the peninsula between the Firths of Forth and Tay, with St Andrews among its main towns.
Fingal County
Fingal County (Fine Gall), north of Dublin City, Ireland; administrative county created 1 January 1994 from Dublin County Council. Population 330,506 (2022), third largest Irish local authority, youngest median age (33.8), home to Dublin Airport.
Florianópolis
Florianópolis (Floripa), capital of Santa Catarina, Brazil, on the island of Santa Catarina; formerly Desterro. 537,211 residents (2022 census), HDI 0.847, leading Brazilian tech capital with 44,800 tech jobs and UN Zero Waste recognition.
Forsyth County, Georgia
Forsyth County, Georgia: Atlanta suburb with county seat Cumming, created 1832 from Cherokee land and named for Governor John Forsyth. Known for 1912 racial expulsion, 1987 Brotherhood March, rapid growth, and high incomes.
Fort Bend County, Texas
Fort Bend County is a county in the Houston metropolitan area of southeastern Texas, with its seat at Richmond. Created in 1837, it had 822,779 residents in 2020.
Fortaleza
Fortaleza, capital of Ceará, Brazil: coastal metropolis of 2,428,708 residents (2022 census), 4th-largest Brazilian municipality, major tourism hub (4.1 million visitors in 2025), marked by precarious settlements and urban heat island research.
Franca
Franca is a municipality in northeastern São Paulo state, Brazil, founded in 1805 and named for governor Antônio José da Franca e Horta; it is Brazil's 'Capital Nacional do Calçado Masculino', a major footwear and leather hub with about 366,500 residents (2026 estimate).
Franklin County, Massachusetts
Franklin County, Massachusetts: rural county in the upper Connecticut River Valley with 71,029 residents (2020) and 26 towns; its county government was abolished July 1, 1997 and replaced by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments.
Fresno County, California
Fresno County, California: a San Joaquin Valley county formed in 1856, seat at Fresno, population about 1.04 million, sixth-largest county by area, and the top U.S. county for agricultural sales.