Charleston, West Virginia
| Charleston, West Virginia | |||
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| Nickname(s): "Home of Hospitality", " The most northern city of the South and the most southern city of the North", "Chemical Valley", "The Capitol City" "Chucktown" "Charly West", "God's Love Basket", | |||
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| Coordinates: 38°20′50″N 81°38′0″W / 38.34722°N 81.633333°WCoordinates: 38°20′50″N 81°38′0″W / 38.34722°N 81.633333°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | West Virginia | ||
| County | Kanawha | ||
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| • Mayor | Danny Jones | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 32.7 sq mi (84.7 km2) | ||
| • Land | 31.6 sq mi (81.9 km2) | ||
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2) | ||
| Population (2006 Estimate) | |||
| • City | 50,846 | ||
| • Density | 1,690/sq mi (652.7/km2) | ||
| • Metro | 307,763 | ||
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| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| Website | http://www.cityofcharleston.org | ||
Charleston is the capital city of West Virginia, a state of the United States of America. It is where the Elk and Kanawha Rivers join in Kanawha County. As of the 2000 census, Charleston has 53,421 people living in it, which makes it the largest city in the state. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.
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