Many of them died while the city was growing, though not enough.
The city was growing at a rate of 1.5% in 2008.
According to plans of the government, the city should grow to about 50.000 people by 2010.
The city grew by only 89 people from 1890 to 1900.
The city did not grow much during the first half of the 1900s.
It's been left to us by people who had no idea how the city would grow but did something pretty well.
The city had grown very little since the 14th century, yet its population was said to be over 50,000.
He doesn't think sports alone can make a city or a man grow.
The new status brought development and the city grew quickly.
The city has been growing faster in the last four years.