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Baksa (genus)
Baksa may refer to: Places * Baisha, Taishan, Guangdong Province, China * Baksa district, Assam, India * Baksa, Nepal * Baksa, Hungary () * Bocșa, Sălaj Bocșa () is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bocșa, Borla (''Szilágyballa''), Câmpia (''Somlyómező'') and Sălăjeni (''Ököritó''). Tourism and sightseeing In addition to the beau ... (), in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania * Kokšov-Bakša (), a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District, Kosice Region, Slovakia * Baksa, Syria, a village in northwestern Syria near Latakia * Baksa, Hooghly, a census town, in West Bengal, India People * Baksa (name), a surname and title * Shannon Baksa or Shannon McRandle (born 1969), American model and makeup artist See also * Baksho Rahashya (other) {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baisha, Taishan
Baisha (; Taishanese: Bak-sa) is a town of Taishan, Guangdong province. , it has two residential communities and 18 villages under its administration. As of 2024, Baisha has a population of 90,410 residing in an area of . History Baisha town was the ancestral home of many of the first Chinese Canadians. Their descendants live all over Canada, and used to predominate before the 1980s in the Chinatowns of Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Banff and Edmonton, and US West Coast cities such as San Francisco and Seattle. Economy Baisha Town is one of the few regions in northern Guangdong province where illegal rare earth mines were operating. Baisha Town is rich in rare earth minerals such as dysprosium. Dialect The Baisha variant of Taishanese is fading amongst the descendants of Canadian-Chinese, as Cantonese and Mandarin become more dominant. Based on observations of Chinese-Canadian elders living in Edmonton between 1980 and 2005, it would seem that the Taishan language spoken i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baksa District
Baksa district ( or ) is an administrative district in the Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam, one of the North-Eastern states of India. The administrative headquarters is at Mushalpur. Manas National Park is a part of this district. Etymology The origin of the name "Baksa" is a topic of debate and speculation. One popular theory suggests that it is a misspelling of the Dzonkha word "Bangsa," which means a farmhouse and corridor. This is because the Bhutanese king and his subjects used this area for trade and passage to the plains. Historically, this region was known as Banska Dooar by the Bhutias. According to a Bodo source, the name "Baksa" originated from a type of rice grain known as "Bagsa." This rice grain is a kind of broken and uncleaned product that is obtained after milling rice. History Duars Baksa district falls under Kamrup Duars which includes the region between the Manas river and the Barnadi river. The two Dooars under Baksa district are Banska Dooa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baksa, Nepal
Waksa, Nepal is a village development committee in Okhaldhunga District in the Sagarmatha Zone of mid-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ... it had a population of 2467 living in 462 individual households.. References External linksUN map of the municipalities of Okhaldhunga District Populated places in Okhaldhunga District {{Okhaldhunga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baksa, Hungary
Baksa () is a village in Baranya county, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and .... External links Street map Populated places in Baranya County {{Baranya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bocșa, Sălaj
Bocșa () is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bocșa, Borla (''Szilágyballa''), Câmpia (''Somlyómező'') and Sălăjeni (''Ököritó''). Tourism and sightseeing In addition to the beautiful natural scenery, such as ''Dealul Măgurii'', there are two buildings with historical value: the former building of the commune hall in Bocșa (1937–1938) and a house in Câmpia built in the 18th century. The church in Câmpia was consecrated in 1935 by Valeriu Traian Frențiu. The former building of the commune hall in Bocșa became the Simion Bărnuțiu memorial house in 1985. The memorial house is also a showcase of the history of Bocșa. In front of the museum is a bust of Bărnuțiu. Another bust of Bărnuțiu (created by the artist Horea Flămându) was placed in the Central Park of Bocșa in 1967. The brick church was consecrated in 1941. The remains of Bărnuțiu and those of a local Catholic clergyman, Alimpiu Barbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokšov-Bakša
Kokšov-Bakša () is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History Historically, the village was first mentioned in 1262. Geography The village lies at an altitude of and covers an area of . It has a population of about 1050 people. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1787-1896 (parish B) See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slovakia, districts (, singular ), in turn grouped into 8 Regions of Slovakia, regions (, singular ); articles on individu ... References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baksa, Syria
Baksa () is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include al-Shamiyah, Kirsana and al-Qanjarah to the north, Burj al-Qasab to the west, Sitmarkho to the east and Sqoubin to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Baksa had a population of 3,001 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly |
Baksa, Hooghly
Baksa is a census town in Chanditala II CD Block in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Baksa is located at . Kharsarai, Tisa, Kapashanria, Jaykrishnapur, Purba Tajpur, Begampur, Baksa, Panchghara, Chikrand, Janai, Pairagachha, Naiti, Barijhati, Garalgachha and Krishnapur, all the census towns form a series from the northern part of Chanditala II CD Block to its southern part. The only municipality in the area, Dankuni, located outside the CD Block, occupies the south-east corner of the entire cluster. Urbanisation Srirampore subdivision is the most urbanized of the subdivisions in Hooghly district. 73.13% of the population in the subdivision is urban and 26.88% is rural. The subdivision has 6 municipalities and 34 census towns. The municipalities are: Uttarpara Kotrung Municipality, Konnagar Municipality, Serampore Municipality, Baidyabati Municipality, Rishra Municipality and Dankuni Municipality. Amongs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baksa (name)
Baksa is a surname of Hungarian, Croatian and Slovak origin which has several meanings. It may be a derivative of the old personal name Bak, or a toponymic surname from one of several places named Baksa. Bak may be a shortened form of several names beginning with ''Ba-'', a derivative of a word meaning 'billy goat' or 'he-goat', or a nickname for a womanizer. A form of this surname, spelled Baxa, is found in the Czech Republic. It is also the name of a medieval Hungarian clan. Notable people with the surname include: *George Baksa George from the kindred Baksa (; died after 1307) was a Hungarian lord and a distinguished military leader in the second half of the 13th century. He was a key supporter of Ladislaus IV of Hungary and participated in various military campaigns dur ... ( 1250–after 1307), Hungarian lord and military leader * Ladislaus Baksa (died 1329/30), Hungarian lord and soldier * Thomas Baksa (died after 1288), Hungarian lord * Zoltán Baksa (born 1983), Hungari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon McRandle
Shannon Lynn McRandle (Née Jones, born August 28, 1969, in Killeen, Texas) is an American model and makeup artist. In 1999, she gained recognition for her portrayal of the Star Wars character Mara Jade in photographs for the Star Wars card games, having been selected for the role by Decipher, Inc. In addition to her modeling work, McRandle also works as a commercial hair and makeup stylist, providing services for print and video shoots. Early life Born Shannon Lynn Jones on August 28, 1969, in Killeen, Texas, US, to Leonard Jones (stationed at Fort Hood, drafted into the army for the Vietnam War) and Barbara Kubiszewski Walsh. She has two younger half-sisters, Hillary and Adrienne, from her step-father (John Meador). She began modeling at the age of three for department store fashion shows in the Richmond, Virginia area. Education and career After high school, she moved to Las Vegas for four years, earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies (1993) from the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
