Columbia, South Carolina

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city state capital

Columbia, South Carolina is the capital and largest city of South Carolina, known for its role as a regional center of government, education, and culture.

Aliases (2)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → state capital →
areaCode	803 →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States →
daylightSavingTimeZone	Eastern Daylight Time →
elevation	approximately 89 meters →
founded	1786 →
governmentType	council–manager government →
hasAirport	Columbia Metropolitan Airport →
historicEvent	burned during the American Civil War in 1865 →
incorporated	1854 →
isCapitalOf	South Carolina →
isCountySeatOf	Richland County, South Carolina →
isHomeTo	Allen University → Benedict College → Colonial Life Arena → Columbia International University → Columbia Museum of Art → EdVenture Children’s Museum → Fort Jackson → Midlands Technical College → Riverbanks Zoo and Garden → South Carolina State House → South Carolina State Museum → University of South Carolina → Williams–Brice Stadium →
isLargestCityOf	South Carolina →
locatedIn	Richland County, South Carolina →
majorIndustry	education → government services → healthcare → military →
metroPopulation	over 800000 →
namedAfter	Christopher Columbus →
nickname	Cola Town → Soda City →
partlyLocatedIn	Lexington County, South Carolina →
population	approximately 140000 →
postalCodePrefix	292 →
region	Midlands of South Carolina →
river	Broad River → Congaree River → Saluda River →
role	regional center of culture → regional center of education → regional center of government →
sportsTeam	South Carolina Gamecocks →
state	South Carolina →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
transportHubFor	Interstate 20 NERFINISHED → Interstate 26 NERFINISHED → Interstate 77 NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Colonial Life Arena → South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball → Verner, Administrator, Employment Security Commission of South Carolina →	location
Dawn Staley ("Columbia, South Carolina, United States") → James F. Byrnes ("Columbia, South Carolina, United States") →	residence
Cocky →	associatedWith
South Carolina Gamecocks athletic program →	campus
South Carolina →	capital
University of South Carolina →	city
Interstate 77 →	connectsCity
Carolinas →	containsCity
United States South Atlantic states →	containsMajorCity
Piedmont Plateau →	examplesOfFallLineCities
Diocese of Upper South Carolina ("Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area") →	hasParishesIn
South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball →	homeCity
South Carolina →	majorCity
Interstate 20 →	passesNear
Stanley Donen ("Columbia, South Carolina, United States") →	placeOfBirth
James F. Byrnes ("Columbia, South Carolina, United States") →	placeOfDeath
Silver Star →	routeVia
Seaboard Air Line Railroad →	servedCity
Silver Star (train) →	servesCity
Kamilla Cardoso →	teamLocation
Interstate 77 →	terminusSouth