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This article lists places worldwide where relatively high birth rates of twins were documented:

Villages or Towns "Towns of Twins"

Location Country Continent Twin Birth Rate
Kodinhi India Asia 204 sets of twins and 2 sets of triplets born to 2,000 families [1]
Velikaya Kopanya [uk] Ukraine Europe 122 twins in a population of 4,000 [2]
Igbo-Ora Nigeria Africa 45 to 50 sets of twins per 1000 live births [3]
Cândido Godói Brazil South America One in 10 births involves twins[4]
Mohammadpur Umri India Asia One in 10 births involves twins [5]
Abu Atwa, Ismailia Egypt Africa [6][7]

States

In 2008, Massachusetts has emerged as the most prolific producer of multiple births in the United States. The state has a twin birth rate of 4.5 for every 100 live births, compared with a national rate of 3.2.[8]

Countries

The West African country of Benin has the highest national average of twinning, with a rate of 27.9 twins per 1,000 births.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Babies come in twos in this Kerala village". DNA. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. ^ Lubin, Rhian (2016-01-27). "This village breaks records for 'multiple' reasons..." mirror. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  3. ^ "The Land Of Twins | BBC World Service". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  4. ^ Matte, U; Le Roux, M. G.; Bénichou, B; Moisan, J. P.; Giugliani, R (1996). "Study on possible increase in twinning rate at a small village in south Brazil". Acta Geneticae Medicae et Gemellologiae. 45 (4): 431–7. doi:10.1017/S0001566000000829. PMID 9181177.
  5. ^ "India's twins pose DNA puzzle". 2004-02-23. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  6. ^ "قرية "أبو عطوة" المصرية.. مدمنة توائم,". archive.aawsat.com. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  7. ^ "يخلق من الشبه 600 فى قرية أبو عطوة!". elgornal.net. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  8. ^ Schweitzer, Sarah (2008-06-17). "Massachusetts, land of twins". Boston.com. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  9. ^ "Countries With Most Twins Identified". Live Science. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
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