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Matosinhos
Matosinhos, coastal city and municipality in Porto District, Portugal, near Porto; 181,046 inhabitants. Known for Leixões SC (founded 1907), Estádio do Mar, and the Matosinhos Sport municipal sports company.
Matsudo
Matsudo (松戸市, Matsudo-shi) is a city in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, Japan, bordering Tokyo across the Edogawa River. A commuter and industrial city of about 500,000 people, it was incorporated in 1943.
Matsue
Matsue (松江市) is the capital of Shimane Prefecture, Japan, a castle town founded in 1611 around Matsue Castle, a National Treasure keep. Known as the City of Water between Lake Shinji and Nakaumi; population about 193,000.
Matsumoto
Matsumoto (松本市) is a city in Nagano Prefecture, central Honshu, Japan; castle town of Matsumoto Domain, home of national treasure Matsumoto Castle, population about 241,000, area 978.47 km².
Matsutō-shi
Matsutō-shi (松任市, Matto) was a city in central Ishikawa Prefecture on the Tedori River fan, a Hokuriku post station and early-harvest rice shipping center, city status 1970; merged 1 February 2005 with 2 towns and 5 villages to form Hakusan City.
Matsuyama
Matsuyama (松山市), capital of Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku, Japan; largest Shikoku city, about 491,000 residents, home to Matsuyama Castle and Dōgo Onsen, Japan's oldest hot spring.
Maturín
Maturín (Sultana del Guarapiche), capital of Monagas state, northeastern Venezuela; founded 1760 by Fray Lucas de Zaragoza. Oil-service hub with PDVSA Oriente headquarters, about 453,000 residents, José Tadeo Monagas airport, and Estadio Monumental.
Mau, Uttar Pradesh
Mau (Maunath Bhanjan) is a district in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India, created 19 November 1988 from Azamgarh. Known for saree weaving, zari and kashidakari work, about 85,000 looms, and Nehru's 1957 "Manchester of India" description.
Maubeuge
Maubeuge, commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France, France, on the Sambre near Belgium; founded around Saint Aldegonde's 7th-century monastery, Vauban-fortified, ceded to France 1678, rebuilt by André Lurçat after 1940 destruction.
Mavinga
Mavinga is a town in southeastern Angola's Cuando Cubango province that served as UNITA's principal stronghold during the Angolan Civil War, targeted by government offensives in 1985, 1987, and 1989.
Mayagüez, PR Metro Area
Mayagüez, PR Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 32420), an OMB-defined metro area in western Puerto Rico around the city of Mayagüez; 205,687 residents over 310.1 square miles, with median household income of $21,554 and a 46.2% poverty rate.
Mayapur (মায়াপুর)
Mayapur (মায়াপুর), a pilgrimage town in Nadia district, West Bengal, on the Ganges-Jalangi confluence 130 km from Kolkata; ISKCON's world headquarters, revered as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's birthplace, site of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium.
Maykop (city)
Maykop is a city in southern Russia and the capital of the Republic of Adygea, on the right bank of the Belaya River with about 140,000 residents.
Mazar-i-Sharif (مزار شریف)
Mazar-i-Sharif (مزار شریف), "the noble tomb," is the largest city of northern Afghanistan and capital of Balkh Province, built around the shrine of Caliph Ali, first revealed in 1135-36, rebuilt 1480-81, and now a major industrial and railway hub.
Mazatlán
Mazatlán, the "Perla del Pacífico," is a Pacific-coast city and municipality in southern Sinaloa, Mexico: a beach resort, cruise and commercial port, and seafood exporter with 501,441 residents (2020) and over 2.57 million tourists in early 2026.
Mbabane
Mbabane, administrative capital of Eswatini in the Hhohho region at 1,243 m in the Mdzimba Mountains; named for Chief Mbabane Kunene, made colonial capital in 1902, city status 1992, population roughly 62,000 to 95,000.
Mbandaka
Mbandaka (formerly Coquilhatville, Équateurville) is the capital of Équateur Province, DR Congo, a river port at the Congo–Ruki confluence near the equator; founded 1883 by Stanley, renamed 1966, population roughly 475,000–557,000 in 2026.
Mbarara
Mbarara is a city in Uganda's Western Region, the main town of the former Ankole kingdom, founded as a colonial civil station in 1898, a township in 1957, municipality in 1974, and city in 2020.
Mbeya
Mbeya is a highland city in Southern Tanzania. It developed in the 1920s and is a key commercial gateway linking Dar es Salaam and Zambia.
Mbour (city)
Mbour (M'bour), Senegal: main city of the Petite Côte, 80 km south of Dakar, Thiès region, department capital, second port after Dakar; economy led by artisanal fishing, plus tourism, trade, titanium; municipality founded 1926.
Mbuji-Mayi
Mbuji-Mayi, formerly Bakwanga until 1966, is the capital of Kasaï-Oriental province in the south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo, built atop one of the world's largest diamond deposits.
McAllen, Texas
McAllen, Texas: largest city in Hidalgo County in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, across from Reynosa, Mexico. Founded 1904, incorporated 1911, nicknamed the City of Palms; cross-border retail, healthcare, and Winter Texan economy.
McComb, Mississippi
McComb, Mississippi: Pike County city founded 1872 by railroad president Henry S. McComb; Illinois Central shops town, Freedom Summer bombing target, population 12,413 (2020), birthplace of Bo Diddley and Britney Spears.
McFarland, California
McFarland is a city in Kern County, California, in the San Joaquin Valley, founded 1909, incorporated 1957, population about 14,000, mostly Latino, an agricultural community known for the 2015 film McFarland, USA.
McKinney, Texas
McKinney, Texas: county seat of Collin County, about 30 miles north of Dallas on US 75; population about 237,130 (2026), named for Collin McKinney, a fast-growing suburb with a new airport terminal.
Mdina
Mdina (L-Imdina), Malta's Silent City, also called Città Vecchia or Città Notabile, is a fortified hill-top city and the island's old capital from antiquity until 1530, with Bronze Age origins, Arab-era winding streets, and 18th-century Baroque architecture.
Meaux
Meaux (INSEE 77284) is a Seine-et-Marne commune in Île-de-France, seat of its arrondissement, with 56,905 inhabitants in 2023, a Marne-river cathedral city, the Musée de la Grande Guerre, and the LREF road link to Roissy under construction.
Mecca (مكة)
Mecca (مكة, also romanized Makkah) is a city in western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city in Islam, home to the Kaaba and the Grand Mosque.
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Mechanicsburg borough, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, between Harrisburg and Carlisle; incorporated 1828 from wagon-repair settlement Drystown; Cumberland Valley Railroad town, home of Jubilee Day street fair; 2020 population 9,311.
Mechelen
Mechelen, Belgian city in Antwerp province, Flanders, on the Dijle between Antwerp and Brussels; 90,355 residents (2026), former capital of the Burgundian Netherlands, home of the Grote Raad supreme court and three UNESCO World Heritage sites.