Raleigh County

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Raleigh County is a county in southern West Virginia known for its seat, the city of Beckley, and its role as a regional center for commerce, education, and healthcare.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
contains Beckley, West Virginia
surface form: Beckley
country United States of America
countrySubdivisionCategory county of West Virginia
countySeat Beckley, West Virginia
surface form: Beckley
hasCity Beckley, West Virginia
surface form: Beckley

Sophia
hasHigherEducationInstitution New River Community and Technical College Princeton campus
surface form: New River Community and Technical College (regional campus presence)

West Virginia University
surface form: West Virginia University Institute of Technology (historical presence in the region)
hasMajorEconomicSector education
healthcare
retail and commerce
hasRole regional center for commerce
regional center for education
regional center for healthcare
hasTown Artie
Beaver
Bradley
Clear Creek NERFINISHED
Coal City
Cool Ridge
Crab Orchard
Daniels
Eccles
Ghent NERFINISHED
Glen Daniel
Harper
Lanark
Lester
MacArthur
Mount Hope
Naoma
Pax
Piney View
Princewick
Prosperity
Raleigh
Rhodeell
Shady Spring
Whitesville
isPartOf Appalachia
surface form: Appalachian region
locatedIn West Virginia
locatedInRegion Southern West Virginia
namedAfter Walter Raleigh
surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
observesDaylightSavingTime true
state West Virginia
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Summers County borderedByCounty Raleigh County
Beckley, West Virginia county Raleigh County
Southern West Virginia hasCounty Raleigh County