Buffalo Niagara Region
Not to be confused with Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.
Satellite image of part of Buffalo Niagara Region, showing the Niagara River separating the Niagara Peninsula to the left and western New York State to the right.
The Buffalo Niagara Region is a part of the Great Lakes region of North America, comprising most of Western New York in the United States and the Niagara Peninsula in Ontario, Canada. The Regional Institute of the University at Buffalo has defined the region as including the eight westernmost counties in New York, as well as the Regional Municipality of Niagara and Hamilton in Ontario,[1] although this term is rarely used on the Canadian side of the border. The total population of the region is 2,493,869.
The 10 government districts in the region, as defined by the University at Buffalo, are:
- Eight counties in the United States
- Two municipalities in Canada
See also
- Western New York
- Southern Ontario
- Niagara Peninsula
- Holland Purchase
- Finger Lakes
- Southern Tier
- Central New York
- Golden Horseshoe
References
- ↑ "State of the Region: Regional Performance in the Buffalo Niagara Region". The Regional Institute, a unit of the University at Buffalo Law School University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
Coordinates: 43°00′N 79°00′W / 43.000°N 79.000°W
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