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This map was obtained from an edition of the National Atlas of the United States. Like almost all works of the U.S. federal government, works from the National Atlas are in the public domain in the United States. Online access: NationalAtlas.gov | 1970 print edition: Library of Congress, Perry-Castañeda Library
David Benbennick made the outline map modified here. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 15 September 2009, 18:33 (UTC) Source: File:Virginia counties and independent cities map.gif; File:Map of Virginia highlighting Floyd County.svg; Author: File:Virginia counties and independent cities map.gif: User:JosN
Map of all counties and independent cities in Virginia. Derived from Image:Map of Virginia highlighting Richmond County.svg, but with highlighting removed and all internal ids for counties changed to include "_County" to avoid conflicts with cities with the same name. Date: 21 April 2007 (original upload date) Source: No machine-readable source ...
A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin. More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state. [4] Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.
Incorporated cities in Virginia are independent jurisdictions and separate from any county. As of 2022, there are 189 incorporated towns and 227 municipalities, [1] some of which are more populous than many independent cities, but are not incorporated as cities and are therefore situated within a parent county or counties. New towns may be ...
Chesapeake is an independent city in Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,422, making it the second-most populous city in Virginia, the tenth largest in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 90th-most populous city in the United States. [4] Chesapeake is included in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.
The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most populous city, and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision.
The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach. Its most populous subdivision is Fairfax County, part of Northern Virginia, where slightly over a third of Virginia's population of 8.8 million live. Eastern Virginia is part of the Atlantic Plain, and the Middle Peninsula forms the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.