Central Alabama

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geographic region region of Alabama

Central Alabama is a geographic region in the U.S. state of Alabama that includes the Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area and surrounding communities.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
central Alabama	3
Central AL	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographic region ⓘ region of Alabama ⓘ
abbreviation	Central Alabama self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Central AL
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
containsFeature	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians ⓘ surface form: Appalachian foothills Black Warrior River ⓘ Cahaba River ⓘ Coosa River ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
economicCenter	Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area ⓘ
educationCenter	Samford University ⓘ University of Alabama ⓘ surface form: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) University of Alabama at Birmingham ⓘ
hasMetropolitanArea	Anniston–Oxford metropolitan area ⓘ Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area ⓘ Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area ⓘ surface form: Gadsden metropolitan area Tuscaloosa metropolitan area ⓘ
includes	Anniston, Alabama ⓘ Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ surface form: Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area ⓘ Blount County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilton County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Etowah County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Gadsden, Alabama ⓘ Hoover, Alabama ⓘ Jefferson County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelby County, Alabama ⓘ St. Clair County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Talladega County, Alabama ⓘ Tuscaloosa County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuscaloosa, Alabama ⓘ Walker County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	healthcare sector ⓘ higher education institutions ⓘ manufacturing industry ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
largestCity	Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ surface form: Birmingham, Alabama
locatedIn	Alabama ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ surface form: Southeastern United States
majorHighway	Interstate 20 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 459 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 59 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 65 NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Deep South ⓘ
regionType	informal region ⓘ
timeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
transportationHub	Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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

Central Alabama → abbreviation → Central Alabama self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central AL

Coosa River (border area) → locatedInRegion → Central Alabama ⓘ

Montevallo, Alabama → locatedInRegion → Central Alabama ⓘ

Montgomery County, Alabama → locatedInRegion → Central Alabama ⓘ

Selma → locatedInRegion → Central Alabama ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Alabama

Selma micropolitan area → locatedInRegion → Central Alabama ⓘ

Hoover, Alabama → partOfRegion → Central Alabama ⓘ

Gardendale, Alabama → region → Central Alabama ⓘ

Hoover → region → Central Alabama ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Alabama

Indian Springs Village, Alabama → region → Central Alabama ⓘ

Lake Purdy, Alabama → region → Central Alabama ⓘ

Pelham, Alabama → region → Central Alabama ⓘ

Trussville, Alabama → region → Central Alabama ⓘ

Montgomery Regional Airport → servesRegion → Central Alabama ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Alabama