Central Arkansas
Central is a region in Arkansas. The central region includes the Little Rock, North Little Rock Combined Statistical area which had 898,683 people in the 2013 census estimates and the Hot Springs Malvern Combined area which had 130,673 in 2013.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Little Rock and Hot Springs.
Little Rock
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the state of Arkansas. Little Rock is a cultural, economic, government, and transportation center within Arkansas and the American South.
Hot Springs
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Hot Springs is a city in the Central region of Arkansas and home to Hot Springs National Park, a United States national park. It is also the childhood home of former President Bill Clinton.
Conway
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Conway is a college town in the Central region of Arkansas, northwest of Little Rock. Do not be deceived into thinking Conway is just another suburb of Little Rock.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as North Little Rock and Benton.
North Little Rock
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North Little Rock is in the Central region of Arkansas. Previously known as Argenta, it became known as North Little Rock after an unsuccessful annexation attempt by Little Rock.
Benton
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Benton is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas, United States. A suburb of Little Rock, it was established in 1837. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,014, making it the 12th most populous city in Arkansas.
Searcy
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Searcy is the largest city in and the county seat of White County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2024 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 23,997.
Jacksonville
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Jacksonville is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 28,364. It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area with 729,135 people as of 2014.
Sherwood
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Sherwood is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 32,731, making it the 13th most populous city in Arkansas.
Cabot
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Cabot is the largest city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 26,569, and in 2024 the population was an estimated 27,575, ranking it as the state's 19th largest city, behind Jacksonville.
Lonoke
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Lonoke is the third most populous city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States, and serves as its county seat. According to 2010 United States Census, the population of the city is 4,245.
Bryant
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Bryant is a city in Saline County, Arkansas, United States and an affluent suburb of Little Rock. According to the 2020 census, the population of the city was 20,663. It is part of the Central Arkansas region.
Beebe
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Beebe is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 9,092 at the 2024 Census Bureau estimate, making it the second most populous in the county.
Mayflower
Mayflower is a city in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,234 at the 2010 census, up from 1,631 at the 2000 census. It is located in the Central Arkansas region.Mount Ida
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Mount Ida is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. Founded in 1842, the city saw a silver boom in the 1880s bring early prosperity and economic development to the area.
Vilonia
Vilonia is a city in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 4,288 in 2020 and estimated at 4,429 in 2021, up from 3,815 at the 2010 census and 2,106 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Central Arkansas region.Photo: Belinda Hankins Miller, CC BY 2.0.
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Central Arkansas
- Type: metropolitan statistical area with 748,000 residents
- Description: metropolitan area in Arkansas, United States
- Also known as: “Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area” and “Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway metropolitan area”
- Location: Arkansas, South, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
34.7361° or 34° 44′ 10″ northLongitude of center
-92.3311° or 92° 19′ 52″ westPopulation
748,000Wikidata ID
Q1594777
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Central Arkansas” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “中阿肯色都市圈”
- German: “Metropolregion Little Rock”
- Persian: “سنترال، آرکانزاس”
- Persian: “سنترال”
- Slovenian: “metropolitansko območje Little Rock - North Little Rock - Conway”
- South Azerbaijani: “سنترال، آرکانزاس”
- Spanish: “Area Metropolitana de Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway”
- Spanish: “Área metropolitana de Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway”
- Spanish: “Área Metropolitana de Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway”
- Urdu: “سینٹرل آرکنساس”
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