Appalachia

Appalachia is a broad term with many meanings. The extend from in to in the southern . In the United States, the Appalachian Region refers to a region of thirteen states from to designated by the Appalachian Regional Commission.
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  • Type: Region with 25,300,000 residents
  • Description: region in the eastern of United States, consisting of parts of a number of states
  • Also known as: Appalachian Region

Appalachia

Latitude of center
37.9463° or 37° 56′ 47″ north
Longitude of center
-80.2193° or 80° 13′ 9″ west
Population
25,300,000
Elevation
2,083 feet (635 metres)
Geo­Names ID
12212302
Wiki­data ID
Q2673740
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Appalachia” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Appalachia (streek)
  • Afrikaans: Appalachia
  • Arabic: أبالاشيا
  • Arabic: الأبالاش
  • Basque: Appalachia
  • Belarusian: Апалацкая вобласьць
  • Belarusian: Апалацкі рэгіён
  • Belarusian: Апалачыя
  • Bengali: অ্যাপালেশিয়া
  • Catalan: Apalàtxia
  • Chinese: 阿巴拉契亚
  • Chinese: 阿巴拉契亞
  • Chinese: 阿帕拉契
  • Chinese: 阿帕拉契亞古陸
  • Czech: Appalachie
  • Dutch: Appalachia (regio)
  • Dutch: Appalachia
  • Egyptian Arabic: اپپالاتشيا
  • Esperanto: Apalaĉio
  • Esperanto: Apalaĉujo
  • Esperanto: Appalachia
  • French: Appalaches (région)
  • French: Appalachia
  • German: Appalachia
  • Hebrew: אפלצ’יה
  • Indonesian: Appalachia
  • Irish: Apaláisia
  • Italian: Appalachia
  • Italian: regione appalachiana
  • Japanese: アパラチア
  • Korean: 애팔래치아
  • Latin: Appalachia
  • Macedonian: Апалачија
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Appalachia
  • Norwegian: Appalachia
  • Persian: آپالاشیا
  • Polish: Appalachia
  • Santali: ᱟᱯᱯᱟᱞᱟᱪᱤᱭᱟ
  • Scots: Appalachia
  • Scots: Appalachie
  • Serbian: Апалачија
  • Slovenian: Appalachia
  • Spanish: Apalachia
  • Thai: แอปพาเลเชีย
  • Turkish: Apalaş
  • Urdu: ایپلاچا
  • Vietnamese: Appalachia

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Appalachia”. Photo: Aviator31, CC0.