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What is the capital of West Virginia?

CharlestonOfficial

West Virginia is a state of the United States.

Population
1,769,979
2020
Districts
55
Second level
5
subdistricts
ISO code
US-WV
Population
1769979

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West Virginia and its 55 districts, with their seatsBarbour CountyBerkeley CountyBoone CountyBraxton CountyBrooke CountyCabell CountyCalhoun CountyClay CountyDoddridge CountyFayette CountyGilmer CountyGrant CountyGreenbrier CountyHampshire CountyHancock CountyHardy CountyHarrison CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyKanawha CountyLewis CountyLincoln CountyLogan CountyMarion CountyMarshall CountyMason CountyMcDowell CountyMercer CountyMineral CountyMingo CountyMonongalia CountyMonroe CountyMorgan CountyNicholas CountyOhio CountyPendleton CountyPleasants CountyPocahontas CountyPreston CountyPutnam CountyRaleigh CountyRandolph CountyRitchie CountyRoane CountySummers CountyTaylor CountyTucker CountyTyler CountyUpshur CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWetzel CountyWirt CountyWood CountyWyoming County
Charleston

Boundaries: Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain; United States Census Bureau, MAF/TIGER Database (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/carto-boundary-file.html) via geoBoundaries, public domain

Districts and their capitals

sort:name/population
Barbour CountyPhilippi17 k
Berkeley CountyMartinsburg104 k
Boone CountyMadison25 k
Braxton CountySutton15 k
Brooke CountyWellsburg24 k
Cabell CountyHuntington96 k
Calhoun CountyGrantsville8 k
Clay CountyClay9 k
Doddridge CountyWest Union8 k
Fayette CountyFayetteville46 k
Gilmer CountyGlenville9 k
Grant CountyPetersburg12 k
Greenbrier CountyLewisburg35 k
Hampshire CountyRomney24 k
Hancock CountyNew Cumberland31 k
Hardy CountyMoorefield14 k
Harrison CountyClarksburg69 k · 1 subdistrict
Jackson CountyRipley29 k
Jefferson CountyCharles Town53 k
Kanawha CountyCharleston193 k · 1 subdistrict
Lewis CountyWeston16 k
Lincoln CountyHamlin22 k
Logan CountyLogan37 k
Marion CountyFairmont56 k
Marshall CountyMoundsville33 k · 1 subdistrict
Mason CountyPoint Pleasant27 k
McDowell CountyWelch22 k
Mercer CountyPrinceton62 k
Mineral CountyKeyser28 k
Mingo CountyWilliamson27 k
Monongalia CountyMorgantown96 k
Monroe CountyUnion14 k
Morgan CountyBerkeley Springs18 k
Nicholas CountySummersville26 k
Ohio CountyWheeling44 k
Pendleton CountyFranklin8 k
Pleasants CountySaint Marys8 k
Pocahontas CountyMarlinton9 k
Preston CountyKingwood34 k
Putnam CountyWinfield55 k
Raleigh CountyBeckley79 k
Randolph CountyElkins29 k
Ritchie CountyHarrisville10 k
Roane CountySpencer15 k
Summers CountyHinton14 k
Taylor CountyGrafton17 k
Tucker CountyParsons7 k · 1 subdistrict
Tyler CountyMiddlebourne9 k
Upshur CountyBuckhannon24 k
Wayne CountyWayne42 k
Webster CountyWebster Springs9 k
Wetzel CountyNew Martinsville17 k · 1 subdistrict
Wirt CountyElizabeth6 k
Wood CountyParkersburg87 k
Wyoming CountyPineville24 k

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