Niche City Name Changes

Can you name five of these lesser known name changes for cities for each continent?
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Current Name
Country
Year of Change
Previous Name
Zelenogradsk
Russia
1946
Cranz
Chemnitz
Germany
1990
Karl-Marx-Stadt
York
United Kingdom
900s
Jórvík
Klaipėda
Lithuania
1923
Memel
Port Laoise
Ireland
1929
Maryborough
Chattogram
Bangladesh
2018
Chittagong
Ürümqi
China
1954
Dihua
Bukittinggi
Indonesia
1949
Fort De Kock
Kota Kinabalu
Malaysia
1968
Jesselton
Dawei
Myanmar
1989
Tavoy
Tamanrasset
Algeria
1974
Fort Laperrine
Lubumbashi
Dem. Rep. of Congo
1966
Élisabethville
Asyut
Egypt
642
Lycopolis
Banjul
Gambia
1973
Bathurst
Gcuwa
South Africa
2004
Butterworth
Regina
Canada
1896
Wascana
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
1961
Ciudad Trujillo
Nuuk
Greenland
1979
Godthåb
Hermosillo
Mexico
1828
Pitic
Sitka
United States
1867
Novo-Arkhangelsk
La Plata
Argentina
1955
Ciudad Eva Perón
Punta Arenas
Chile
1927
Magallanes
Ciudad Bolivar
Venezuela
1846
Angostura
Florianópolis
Brazil
1893
Nossa Senhora do Desterro
Leticia
Colombia
1867
San Antonio
Alice Springs
Australia
1933
Stuart
Lae
Papua New Guinea
1920s
Lehe
Gisbourne
New Zealand
1870
Tūranga
Nouméa
New Caledonia
1866
Port-de-France
Burnt Pine
Norfolk Island
1960s
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Level 68
Mar 18, 2025
Astana > Nursultan would make a fine addition