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Place Name
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Duplin County
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Pronunciation
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DUHP-lin
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Kenansville
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Population
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39,995 (1990)
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Location
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North Carolina, United States, North America
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Latitude
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34°56'N
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Longitude
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77°55'W
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Duplin
(DUHP-lin), county (
819 sq mi/2,121 sq km; 1990 pop.
39,995), E N.C.;  Kenansville; 34°56'N 77°55'W. Forested
(pine, gum), partly swampy coastal plain; drained by Northeast Cape
Fear R. Tobacco; corn, cotton, wheat, oats, soybeans, sorghum, hay,
cucumbers, peppers, sweet potatoes; poultry, cattle, hogs; timber.
Formed 1749.
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