Central Virginia
Central Virginia, also known as the Piedmont, is the largest region of the state of Virginia and contains the state capital, Richmond. It is marked on the east by the Fall Line, and on the west by the Appalachian Mountains.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Richmond and Charlottesville.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Petersburg and Danville.
Crewe
Crewe is a former railroad town in Central Virginia, a sister town to Crewe, England.…
Lake Country
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The Lake Country of southern Central Virginia surrounds the John H.
Central Virginia
- Metropolitan statistical area with about 1,310,000 residents
- Description: region and metropolitan area in Virginia, United States
- Also known as“Greater Richmond Region”“Richmond metropolitan area”“Richmond, VA Metro Area”“Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area”
- Location
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Latitude of center
37.809° or 37° 48′ 32″ north
Longitude of center
-78.178° or 78° 10′ 41″ west
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Central Virginia” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大里士满地区”
- Chinese: “大里士滿地區”
- German: “Metropolregion Richmond”
- Italian: “Virginia centrale”
- Japanese: “リッチモンド都市圏”
- Persian: “منطقه ریچموند بزرگ”
- Slovenian: “Centralna Virginija”
- Slovenian: “Greater Richmond Region”
- Slovenian: “metropolitansko območje Richmonda”
- Spanish: “Área metropolitana de Richmond–Petersburg”
- Spanish: “Área metropolitana de Richmond”
- Urdu: “گریٹر رچمنڈ خطہ”
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
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