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Ségou is the prestigious capital of the former Bambara Empire, located on the banks of the Niger River 240 kilometres north-east of Bamako, in the heart of West Africa.

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Pincourt is a town of about 15,000 inhabitants located on the outskirts of Montreal, in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region.

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Montmagny is located just 45 minutes outside of Quebec, and is home to 11,300 inhabitants. It is bordered on the north by the Saint Lawrence River, and on the south by the Appalachians.

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The City of Longueuil has a population of 246,900 and is part of one of the most urbanised areas of Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada.

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Larissa is the capital of the Thessaly region in Central Greece and its largest city, with a population of 147.000.

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Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region of nearly 145,000 inhabitants located in western Quebec.

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In recent years, the Municipal Government of Mexico City has developed pioneering national public policies that promote the role of culture as a cross-cutting element of sustainable development in cities.

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Bilbao's process is well-known and has been frequently used as a benchmark in international studies on urban policies.

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Terrassa is a medium-sized city in the province of Barcelona (Spain). As of January of 2017, it had a population of 217,000. It is an ancient Roman city, and was once the production centre for the region's textile industry.