Rapid City metropolitan area
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The Rapid City metropolitan area is a regional urban hub in western South Dakota known as a gateway to the Black Hills and nearby attractions such as Mount Rushmore and Badlands National Park.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rapid City metropolitan area canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | metropolitan statistical area ⓘ |
| airport | Rapid City Regional Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Rapid City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
suburban communities around Rapid City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demographicFeature | population concentrated in Rapid City proper ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
hospitality and lodging
ⓘ
outdoor recreation services ⓘ |
| economicCenterFor | western South Dakota ⓘ |
| economicRole | gateway economy for national parks and monuments in the Black Hills region ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | foothills of the Black Hills ⓘ |
| governingBody | local governments of included counties and municipalities ⓘ |
| hasUrbanCore | Rapid City urban area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | gateway to the Black Hills ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Great Plains ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Badlands National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Rushmore National Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorHighway |
Interstate 90
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 79 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea |
Black Hills National Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jewel Cave National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ Wind Cave National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South Dakota’s tourism region for the Black Hills and Badlands ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry |
education
ⓘ
government services ⓘ healthcare ⓘ retail trade ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| principalCity | Rapid City, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western South Dakota ⓘ |
| servesAs |
regional medical hub
ⓘ
regional trade center ⓘ regional transportation hub ⓘ |
| state | South Dakota ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
proximity to Badlands National Park
ⓘ
proximity to Crazy Horse Memorial ⓘ proximity to Custer State Park ⓘ proximity to Mount Rushmore ⓘ |
| tourismSeason | peak visitation in summer months ⓘ |
| transportationMode |
air travel via Rapid City Regional Airport
ⓘ
automobile ⓘ intercity bus services ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.