Mississippi Delta

The Mississippi Delta, also known as the Yazoo–Mississippi Delta, or simply the Delta, is the northwest section of the U.S. state of that lies between the and rivers.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Clarksdale and Greenville.

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is a town of 15,000 people in the Mississippi Delta. About an hour south of , this little podunk town draws visitors from all over the world for its blues clubs and blues history.

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is a city in Washington County, , . The population was 30,000 in 2020, making it the ninth largest city in the state. It is the county seat of Washington County.

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is a city in and the county seat of , United States. It was named after the , which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert de La Salle in 1682 as "Rivière des Yazous" in reference to the Yazoo tribe living near the river's mouth.

Destinations to Discover

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is a city in and the county seat of , United States, in the Mississippi Delta. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 9,646.

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is a city in , located at the junction of the rivers Tallahatchie and Yalobusha, from whereon after it's called the Yalobusha. It's known for its extensive cotton production and remembered as one of the centres of conflict during the Civil Rights era.

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is a city in . It is home to Delta State University. The town is nearly flat, and according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.9 km², all land. The population as of 2019 was 11,000.

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is a city in , , United States, in the Mississippi Delta region, on the . As of the 2020 census, had a population of 1,938.

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is a town in and the county seat of , United States, near the . As of the 2020 census, had a population of 1,026.

Mississippi Delta

Latitude of center
33.8° or 33° 48′ north
Longitude of center
-90.4° or 90° 24′ west
Wiki­data ID
Q1426203
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Mississippi Delta” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Mississippi Delta”
  • Arabic: “دلتا الميسيسيبي”
  • Basque: “Mississippi Delta (eskualdea)”
  • Basque: “Mississippi Delta”
  • Catalan: “delta del Mississipi”
  • Chinese: “密西西比三角洲”
  • Czech: “Mississippská delta”
  • Danish: “Mississippi-deltaet”
  • Dutch: “Mississippi Delta”
  • Esperanto: “Misisipa Delto”
  • French: “Mississippi Delta”
  • Galician: “delta do Mississippi”
  • German: “Lower Mississippi Delta Region”
  • German: “Mississippi Delta”
  • German: “Mississippidelta”
  • Hebrew: “הדלתא של המיסיסיפי”
  • Hebrew: “הדלתא של מיסיסיפי”
  • Hebrew: “הדלתה של מיסיסיפי”
  • Indonesian: “Delta Mississippi”
  • Indonesian: “Mississippi Delta”
  • Italian: “Delta del Mississippi”
  • Japanese: “ミシシッピ・デルタ”
  • Japanese: “ミシシッピデルタ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mississippi Delta”
  • Norwegian: “Mississippi Delta”
  • Russian: “Дельта Миссисипи”
  • Spanish: “Region del Delta del Misisipi”
  • Spanish: “Región del Delta del Misisipi”
  • Welsh: “Mississippi Delta”

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