Kanawha County

Kanawha County is a county in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 180,745, making it West Virginia's most populous county.
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  • Type: county of West Virginia with 193,000 residents
  • Description: county in West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: Kanaway County”, “Kanawha”, “Kanawha County, Virginia”, “Kanawha County, West Virginia”, and “Kanawha County, WV

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malden and Tad.

Village
— originally called Kanawha Salines — is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, , United States, within the . is situated 3 miles southwest of Kanawha County.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, , United States. is 7.5 miles east of . has a with ZIP code 25201. An early postmaster gave the community the name of his son, Talmadge "Tad" Dunlap.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, , United States. is located on the southeast of . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Kanawha County.

Kanawha County

Latitude
38.3366° or 38° 20′ 12″ north
Longitude
-81.5281° or 81° 31′ 41″ west
Population
193,000
Elevation
988 feet (301 metres)
Open location code
86CW8FPC+JQ
Geo­Names ID
4810630
Wiki­data ID
Q501800
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Kanawha County” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Kanawha County
  • Arabic: مقاطعة كاناوا
  • Armenian: Քենովա շրջան
  • Asturian: condáu de Kanawha
  • Basque: Kanawha konderria
  • Bavarian: Kanawha County, West Virginia
  • Bavarian: Kanawha County
  • Belarusian: акруга Канова
  • Belarusian: Канова (акруга)
  • Belarusian: Канова
  • Bishnupriya: কানাহুৱা কাউন্টি, ৱেস্ট ভার্জিনিয়া
  • Bishnupriya: কানাহুৱা কাউন্টি
  • Bulgarian: Канауа
  • Bulgarian: Каноа
  • Catalan: comtat de Kanawha
  • Cebuano: Kanawha County
  • Chechen: Канова
  • Chinese: Kanawha Kūn
  • Chinese: 卡诺瓦县
  • Chinese: 卡諾瓦縣
  • Cornish: Konteth Kanawha, Virjynni West
  • Cornish: Konteth Kanawha
  • Dutch: Kanawha County
  • Egyptian Arabic: مقاطعه كاناوا
  • Esperanto: kantono Kanawha
  • Esperanto: Kantono Kanawha
  • Estonian: Kanawha maakond
  • Finnish: Kanawhan piirikunta
  • French: Comte de Kanawha
  • French: comté de Kanawha
  • French: Comté de Kanawha
  • Georgian: კანოვის ოლქი
  • German: Kanawha County
  • Gilaki: کاناوا شأرستان (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)
  • Gilaki: کاناوا شأرستان
  • Greek: κομητεία του Κανόα
  • Hebrew: מחוז קנאווה
  • Hungarian: Kanawha megye
  • Irish: Contae Kanawha
  • Italian: contea di Kanawha
  • Italian: Contea di Kanawha
  • Japanese: カナー郡
  • Korean: 캐너와군
  • Korean: 커노아군
  • Lithuanian: Kanovos apygarda
  • Low German: Kanawha County
  • Mazanderani: کاناوا شهرستان
  • Min Dong Chinese: Kanawha Gông
  • Min Nan Chinese: Kanawha Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kanawha County
  • Norwegian: Kanawha County
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Canahwasċīr (Westuirginiæ)
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Canahwasċīr
  • Ossetian: Кановæ (зылд)
  • Ossetian: Кановæ
  • Persian: شهرستان کاناوا، ویرجینیای غربی
  • Persian: شهرستان کاناوا
  • Polish: Hrabstwo Kanawha
  • Portuguese: Condado de Kanawha
  • Romanian: Comitatul Kanawha, Virginia de Vest
  • Romanian: Comitatul Kanawha
  • Russian: Канова
  • Sardinian: contea de Kanawha
  • Serbian: Kanawha County
  • Serbian: Округ Кано
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kanawha County, West Virginia
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kanawha County
  • South Azerbaijani: کاناوا بؤلگه‌سی، غرب ویرجینیا
  • Spanish: Condado de Kanawha (Virginia Occidental)
  • Spanish: Condado de Kanawha
  • Swedish: Kanawha County, West Virginia
  • Swedish: Kanawha County
  • Tatar: Канова (округ, Көнбатыш Вирджиния)
  • Tatar: Канова
  • Turkish: Kanawha County, Batı Virginia
  • Turkish: Kanawha County, W.Va.
  • Turkish: Kanawha County, WV
  • Turkish: Kanawha County
  • Turkish: Kanawha ilçesi, Batı Virginia
  • Turkish: Kanawha ilçesi, W.Va.
  • Turkish: Kanawha ilçesi, WV
  • Turkish: Kanawha ilçesi
  • Ukrainian: Кенова
  • Urdu: کاناوہا کاؤنٹی، مغربی ورجینیا
  • Urdu: کاناوہا کاؤنٹی
  • Venetian: contea de Kanawha
  • Vietnamese: Quận Kanawha, Tây Virginia
  • Vietnamese: Quận Kanawha, West Virginia
  • Vietnamese: Quận Kanawha
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han Kanawha, West Virginia
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han Kanawha
  • Welsh: Kanawha County, Gorllewin Virginia
  • Welsh: Kanawha County
  • Western Panjabi: کناوہا کاؤنٹی

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Coal Fork and Rutledge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cline Cemetery and Green Bottom.

West Virginia: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, and Morgantown.

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