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
BUFFALO
Buffalo is a Town in Putnam county with -1 500 inhabitants.
BURNSVILLE
Burnsville is a Town in Braxton county with -500 inhabitants.
CAIRO
Cairo is a Town in Ritchie county with -500 inhabitants.
CAMDEN-ON-GAULEY
Camden-on-Gauley is a Town in Webster county with -500 inhabitants.
CAMERON
Cameron is a City in Marshall county with -1 500 inhabitants.
CAPON BRIDGE
Capon Bridge is a Town in Hampshire county with -500 inhabitants.
CARPENDALE
Carpendale is a Town in Mineral county with -1 000 inhabitants.
CEDAR GROVE
Cedar Grove is a Town in Kanawha county with -1 000 inhabitants.
CEREDO
Ceredo is a City in Wayne county with -2 000 inhabitants.
CHAPMANVILLE
Chapmanville is a Town in Logan county with -1 500 inhabitants.
CHARLES TOWN
Charles Town is a City in Jefferson county with -3 000 inhabitants.
CHARLESTON
Charleston is a City in Kanawha county with -75 000 inhabitants.
CHESAPEAKE
Chesapeake is a Town in Kanawha county with -2 000 inhabitants.
CHESTER
Chester is a City in Hancock county with -3 000 inhabitants.
CLARKSBURG
Clarksburg is a City in Harrison county with -20 000 inhabitants.
CLAY
Clay is a Town in Clay county with -1 000 inhabitants.
CLEARVIEW
Clearview is a Village in Ohio county with -1 000 inhabitants.
CLENDENIN
Clendenin is a Town in Kanawha county with -1 500 inhabitants.
COWEN
Cowen is a Town in Webster county with -1 000 inhabitants.
DANVILLE
Danville is a Town in Boone county with -1 000 inhabitants.
DAVIS
Davis is a Town in Tucker county with -1 000 inhabitants.
DAVY
Davy is a Town in McDowell county with -500 inhabitants.
DELBARTON
Delbarton is a Town in Mingo county with -500 inhabitants.
DUNBAR
Dunbar is a City in Kanawha county with -10 000 inhabitants.
DURBIN
Durbin is a Town in Pocahontas county with -500 inhabitants.
EAST BANK
East Bank is a Town in Kanawha county with -1 000 inhabitants.
ELEANOR
Eleanor is a Town in Putnam county with -1 500 inhabitants.
ELIZABETH
Elizabeth is a Town in Wirt county with -1 000 inhabitants.
ELK GARDEN
Elk Garden is a Town in Mineral county with -500 inhabitants.
ELKINS
Elkins is a City in Randolph county with -10 000 inhabitants.