West Virginia State ((in)West Virginia) | |
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Regional capital | Charleston |
Minimum altitude | 73 m |
Maximum altitude | 1 482 m |
Area | 62 809 km² |
Population | 1 854 304 hab. (2013) |
Density | 29,52 inhab./km² |
Official language | English |
Religions | Evangelism (39%) American Protestantism (29%) Roman Catholicism (6%) Mormonism (2%) Judaism (1%) Islam (1%) |
Telephone prefix | 1,304 and 1,681 |
Spindle | -5 |
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![]() 39 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N 80 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The West Virginia is a state of United States.
Understand
Regions
Cities
- 1 Charleston – State capital and cultural center.
- 2 Beckley
- 3 Berkeley springs
- 4 Bluefield – Tallest town in West Virginia.
- 5 Charles Town – Historic town founded by Charles, the younger brother of George Washington.
- 6 Harpers ferry – A major Civil War site and West Virginia's most popular tourist destination.
- 7 Huntington – University.
- 8 Morgantown
- 9 Parkersburg
- 10 Wheeling – Victorian architecture and popular casino.
Other destinations
To speak
West Virginia English resembles other Appalachian dialects. In the north, the inhabitants speak as in Pennsylvania; southerners speak like residents of Virginia or Kentucky.
To go
By train
You can go to West Virginia by train with the national service and theAmtrak. The train is slow and infrequent. He spends Wednesday and Sunday.