Kumamoto – Kwapa
Kumamoto
a strongly fortified city of Japan, situated on the west coast of the island of Kiusiu. The harbor is deep enough only for small craft. Located near an active volcano, it has frequently suffered from earthquakes.
A impossible, and a war with the invaders a Buddhist temple few miles away attracts many pilgrims. Pop. about 70,000.
Kumaun
a division consisting of three provinces in British India, most of which are on the S. slopes of the Himalayas. The minerals, gold, copper, and lead are found here, and the forests have much valuable timber, which is cut under British supervision. The area of the division is 13,725 square miles.
Pop. about 1,500,000.
Kundah Oil
an oil derived from Carapa touloucouna, or guianensis. It is acrid and bitter, and said to be well fitted for lamps. Called also tallicoonah oil.
Kunduz
a river and State of Afghan Turkestan.
Kunthia
a genus of palms, tribe Areceæ. It is found in New Granada, the Indians of which use the reedy stems as tubes through which to blow their poisoned arrows. The juice of the tree is used as a remedy for snake bites.
Kur
or KURA (ancient Cyrus or Kûros), a river of western Asia, rising in the mountains W. of Kars, flowing through the Russian governments of Tiflis, Elizabethpol, and Baku, and falling into the Caspian Sea, after a course of between 500 and 600 miles.
Kuru
a noted legendary hero of India, the contests of whose descendants form the subject of two great Indian epics.
Kuruman
a mission station of the London Missionary Society in Bechuanaland, au ut 130 miles N. W. from Kimberley. I was for many years the scene of the labors of Dr. Moffat and Livingstone.
KUSATSU (kö-sats'), a resort in Japan where are numerous hot springs impregnated with minerals. Invalids frequent the place in large numbers.
Kwangsi
a province of China; mountainous, and watered by the numerous branches of the Tao or Sikiang. Rice is largely grown, and gold, silver, and mercury are mined. Area, 78,250 square miles; pop. about 5,400,000.
Kwangtung
the most S. province of China, bordering on the Gulf of Tonkin and the China Sea. The N. part is mountainous, but the S. region is about the most fertile in China. It includes Hainan and a number of smaller islands along the coast. The capital is Canton; area, 79,456 square miles; pop. about 24,000,000.
Kwan-Yin
a divinity of the Buddhists, regarded as the pitying god. KYOTO
Kwapa
or QUAPAW, a tribe of the Dhegiha division of North American In. dians. They gave themselves the name of Ukaqpa, meaning "those who went down stream." Their total number is about 232; some of them live in the Indian Territory and others are in Oklahoma. The Kwapa were called Akansa by the Illinois, from which comes the name Arkansas.