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Place Name
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Androscoggin County
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Pronunciation
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an-druh-SKAH-gin
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Auburn
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Population
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105,259 (1990)
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Location
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Maine, United States, North America
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Latitude
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44°09'N
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Longitude
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70°13'W
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Androscoggin
(an-druh-SKAH-gin), county ( 497 sq
mi/1,287 sq km; 1990 pop. 105,259), SW Maine; 
Auburn; 44°09'N 70°13'W. The “Twin Cities” of Lewiston and
Auburn, on the Androscoggin, are centers of diversified industry; agr.,
dairying area; eggs; apples, vegetables. Androscoggin and Little
Androscoggin rivers furnish power; several lakes are recreational
centers. Formed 1854.
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