Northeast
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The terms northeast and north east are often used by themselves to refer to the northeastern sector of a geographic area, or to entities based in such a region.
Africa
- North Eastern Province (Kenya)North Eastern Province (Kenya)North Eastern Province is the third largest province in Kenya and has thirteen constituencies represented in the Kenya National Assembly.The region is home to a rare type of antelope called the Hirola, which is classified as an endangered species. The NFD's pastoralists also possess livestock in...
- North-East District (Botswana)North-East District (Botswana)The North-East District is one of the administrative districts of Botswana. Its capital is Masunga. In 2001, North-East had a population of 132,422 people...
- North Eastern District, EritreaNorth Eastern District, EritreaNorth-Eastern District is a district in the Maekel region of Eritrea.-References:*...
Asia and Oceania
- Northeast India or the Seven Sister States
- North East Delhi, a district of Delhi
- North Eastern Province, Sri LankaNorth Eastern Province, Sri LankaThe North Eastern Province was one of the provinces of Sri Lanka. The province was created in September 1988 by merging the Northern and Eastern provinces. This merger was declared illegal by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 2006. The province was formally demerged into the Northern and Eastern...
- Northeast ChinaNortheast ChinaNortheast China, historically known in English as Manchuria, is a geographical region of China, consisting of the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. The region is sometimes called the Three Northeast Provinces...
, or Manchuria - North East District, Singapore
- North-East Region, SingaporeNorth-East Region, SingaporeThe North-East Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. It includes seven urban planning areas. As its name implies, it is located in the north-eastern part of Singapore.The land area is about 13,810 hectares....
- Northeast Thailand
- Northeast Province (IMCRA region), an Australian marine biogeographic province
Europe
- North East (London Assembly constituency)North East (London Assembly constituency)North East is a constituency of the London Assembly. It is represented by Jennette Arnold who was directly elected at the 2004 London Assembly election after previously being elected by the Labour Party list in the 2000 London Assembly election....
- North East EnglandNorth East EnglandNorth East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...
, one of the official government regions of England - North East Scotland, an electoral region, but in wider use to refer to the area made up of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray
- Nord-Est (development region)Nord-Est (development region)Nord-Est or Nord-Est Moldova is a development region in Romania.-Counties:The Nord-Est region is made up of the following counties:*Bacău*Botoşani*Iaşi*Neamţ*Suceava*Vaslui-Economy:...
, a region in Romania
North and South America
- Nord-Est DepartmentNord-Est DepartmentNord-Est is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It has an area of 1,805 km² and a population of 283,800 . Its capital is Fort-Liberté. It used to be part of Nord Department...
, Haiti - North East, MarylandNorth East, MarylandNorth East is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,733 at the 2000 census.-History:The Turkey Point Light Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002...
- North East, New YorkNorth East, New YorkNorth East is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 3,002 at the 2000 census.The Town of North East is in the northeastern part of the county...
- North East, PennsylvaniaNorth East, PennsylvaniaNorth East is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, northeast of Erie. Fruit growing was an early economic endeavor, and is still to this day, as this is a popular area for especially cherries and grapes. There is an annual Cherry Festival in the summer and an annual in the fall. It contains...
- Northeast, MinneapolisNortheast, MinneapolisNortheast is a defined community in the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, composed of 13 smaller neighborhoods whose street addresses end in "NE". Unofficially it also includes the neighborhoods of the University community which have "NE" addresses, and the entirety of the Old Saint Anthony...
(sometimes referred to as Nordeast) - Northeast Region, BrazilNortheast Region, BrazilThe Northeast Region of Brazil is composed of the following states: Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe and Bahia, and it represents 18.26% of the Brazilian territory....
, an official grouping of states for economic and statistical purposes - the Atlantic NortheastAtlantic NortheastThe Atlantic Northeast, or Arcadia, is a region of North America, comprising New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and the Canadian Maritimes. Definitions of the region vary; it may extend to upstate New York and/or all of Atlantic Canada....
region of North America - Washington DC (northeast), the northeast quadrant of Washington, DC
- the northeastern United StatesNortheastern United StatesThe Northeastern United States is a region of the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau.-Composition:The region comprises nine states: the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; and the Mid-Atlantic states of New...
- Northeast Community, a neighborhood in Tampa, Florida
Airlines
- Northeast AirlinesNortheast AirlinesNortheast Airlines was an American airline based in Boston, Massachusetts. They began as Boston-Maine Airways, which was founded as a Pan Am contract carrier on July 20, 1931, by the Boston and Maine Railroad and Maine Central Railroad offering service from Boston to Bangor via Portland...
, a now defunct US airline which began operations in 1931 and merged with Delta Air Lines 1972 - Northeast Airlines (UK)Northeast Airlines (UK)Northeast Airlines - formerly BKS Air Transport - was an airline based in the United Kingdom that operated as BKS from 1951 until 1970. NEA's operations and fleet were merged into British Airways in 1976.-BKS:...
, a now defunct British airline which began operations in 1951 as BKS and was merged into British Airways in 1976 - Northeast Airlines (China)Northeast Airlines (China)Northeast Airlines is an airline based in Shenyang, People's Republic of China. The Airline was rebranded as Hebei Airlines on June 29 2010.-History:...
, a planned start-up airline to be based in Shenyang, People's Republic of China - Northeast Express Regional AirlinesNortheast Express Regional AirlinesNortheast Express Regional Airlines was a regional airline based in Manchester, New Hampshire. The airline was originally known as Valley Airlines, then they rebranded and became Northeast Express Regional Airlines and became a Northwest Airlines codeshare affiliate dba Northwest Airlink...
, a now defunct Maine-based regional airline which operated as an affiliate of Northwest Airlines
Other uses
- Northeast (film)Northeast (film)Northeast is a 2005 Argentine drama film-thriller film directed by Juan Diego Solanas. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Carole Bouquet – Hélène* Aymará Rovera – Juana...
, a 2005 Argentine film - Northeast (2011 film) a film directed by Gregory Kohn
See also
- Nord-OstNord-OstNord-Ost is a Russian musical theatre production that was composed by Aleksei Ivaschenko and Georgii Vasilyev, based on the novel The Two Captains by Veniamin Kaverin. It is a fictional story based around the historical events surrounding the discovery of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago in 1913...
, a Russian musical theatre production - Nor'easterNor'easterA nor'easter is a type of macro-scale storm along the East Coast of the United States and Atlantic Canada, so named because the storm travels to the northeast from the south and the winds come from the northeast, especially in the coastal areas of the Northeastern United States and Atlantic Canada...
- North East Island (disambiguation)
- Northeastern University (disambiguation)Northeastern University (disambiguation)Northeastern University is either:*Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA**Northeastern University School of Law, part of Northeastern University in Boston...