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West Virginia


West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic regions of the Southern USA. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the northeast, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 38th in population with 1,792,147 inhabitants in 2019. Its capital and largest city is Charleston. Its governor is Jim Justice.

West Virginia has generally a humid subtropical climate, with warm to hot, humid summers and chilly winters. Forests cover more than three-fourths of the state; it’s home to rabbits, squirrels, gray foxes, opossums, skunks, raccoons, and groundhogs.

After the British arrived in the 1600s, the area that now encompasses West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, and parts of North Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York was altogether called Virginia. The British drove out the Natives in order to give their lands to the Europeans. At the beginning of the Civil War (1861-1865), West Virginia refused to secede from the Union along with the rest of the state. West Virginia separated from Virginia in 1861, and two years later, it became a state on its own.

West Virginia has an abundance and variety of natural resources, although bituminous coal is the most important. The state’s recoverable coal reserves are estimated varyingly at 2 to 50 billion tons; natural gas dominates the state’s west-central portion. Petroleum is extracted in the northern two-thirds of the gas-producing areas.

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Complete List of Cities in West Virginia

  • CHARLESTON

    Charleston is a City in Kanawha county with -75 000 inhabitants.

  • HUNTINGTON

    Huntington is a City in Cabell county with -75 000 inhabitants.

  • PARKERSBURG

    Parkersburg is a City in Wood county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • WHEELING

    Wheeling is a City in Ohio county with -40 000 inhabitants.

  • MORGANTOWN

    Morgantown is a City in Monongalia county with -30 000 inhabitants.

  • WEIRTON

    Weirton is a City in Hancock county with -30 000 inhabitants.

  • FAIRMONT

    Fairmont is a City in Marion county with -20 000 inhabitants.

  • BECKLEY

    Beckley is a City in Raleigh county with -20 000 inhabitants.

  • CLARKSBURG

    Clarksburg is a City in Harrison county with -20 000 inhabitants.

  • MARTINSBURG

    Martinsburg is a City in Berkeley county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • SOUTH CHARLESTON

    South Charleston is a City in Kanawha county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • ST. ALBANS

    St. Albans is a City in Kanawha county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • BLUEFIELD

    Bluefield is a City in Mercer county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • VIENNA

    Vienna is a City in Wood county with -15 000 inhabitants.

  • MOUNDSVILLE

    Moundsville is a City in Marshall county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • DUNBAR

    Dunbar is a City in Kanawha county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • OAK HILL

    Oak Hill is a City in Fayette county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • BRIDGEPORT

    Bridgeport is a City in Harrison county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • ELKINS

    Elkins is a City in Randolph county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • NITRO

    Nitro is a City in Kanawha county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • PRINCETON

    Princeton is a City in Mercer county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • NEW MARTINSVILLE

    New Martinsville is a City in Wetzel county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • BUCKHANNON

    Buckhannon is a City in Upshur county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • GRAFTON

    Grafton is a City in Taylor county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • KEYSER

    Keyser is a City in Mineral county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • HURRICANE

    Hurricane is a City in Putnam county with -10 000 inhabitants.

  • POINT PLEASANT

    Point Pleasant is a City in Mason county with -5 000 inhabitants.

  • WESTON

    Weston is a City in Lewis county with -5 000 inhabitants.

  • RAVENSWOOD

    Ravenswood is a City in Jackson county with -5 000 inhabitants.

  • WESTOVER

    Westover is a City in Monongalia county with -4 000 inhabitants.

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