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				<title>Incorrect state-place mapping in US.zip</title>
				<description><![CDATA[ I was trying to read the dump of the US cities: http://download.geonames.org/export/dump/US.zip
But then I found out the mapping between states and places is NOT correct. Here are some examples:
 
Houston has code “AL” for Alabama, where it should be Texas
Los Angeles has code “TX” for Texas, where it should be California
Phoenix has code “GA” for Georgia (I think), where it should be Arizona
 
Something is going wrong here...
 
What can be done?]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:16:13]]> GMT</pubDate>
				<author><![CDATA[ petervk]]></author>
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				<title>Re:Incorrect state-place mapping in US.zip</title>
				<description><![CDATA[ Place names are not unique. Please add the geonameid if you think something is wrong.

Example:
there is a county in Alabama:
http://www.geonames.org/4068296/houston-county.html

And a city in Texas
http://www.geonames.org/4699066/houston.html

Best

Marc]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:16:12]]> GMT</pubDate>
				<author><![CDATA[ marc]]></author>
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