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Place Name
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Waldo County
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Pronunciation
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WAWL-do
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Belfast
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Population
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33,018 (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°28'N
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Longitude
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69°07'W
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Waldo
(WAWL-do), county (
852 sq mi/2,207 sq km; 1990 pop.
33,018), S Maine, on Penobscot Bay;  Belfast; 44°28'N
69°07'W. Drained by Penobscot, Sebasticook, and Sheepscot rivers.
Agr.; fishing; resort region. Agr. in inland lake region (apples,
potatoes, garden vegetables); dairying. Also tourism. Formed 1827.
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