List of geographical regions in Texas
- List of geographical regions in Texas
Texas is the second largest US state with an area of convert|261797|sqmi|km2 and a population of 23.5 million in 254 counties. This covers an area 773 miles wide by 790 miles long. Due to its location and size, it is a part of a large number of unique geological regions. From the piney woods of East Texas, plains in the Panhandle, mountains in far West Texas, and many hundreds of miles of coastline.
There are several different methods used to divide the geographic and geological differences within the state, and there are often subdivisions within a region that more accurately describe both the terrain and culture. Because there is no single standard for subdividing the regions of Texas, many accepted areas either overlap or seem to contradict others. All are included for completeness as this information is not grouped anywhere else.
pecific regions
"These are generally accepted regions, however, many overlap each other."
* Big Bend
* Brazos Valley
* Canadian River Valley
* Caprock Canyons
* Central Texas
* Chisos Mountains
* Davis Mountains
* Delaware Basin
* East Texas
* Edwards Plateau
* Guadalupe Mountains
* Llano Estacado
* North Texas (also called North Central Texas)
* Northeast Texas
* Palo Duro Canyon
* Permian Basin
* Piney Woods
* Red River Valley
* Rio Grande Valley
* South Plains
* South Texas
* Southeast Texas
* Texas Coastal Bend
* Texas Hill Country
* Texas Panhandle
* Trans-Pecos
* West Texas
As defined within Geography of Texas
* Gulf Coastal Plains
* Interior Lowlands
* Great Plains
* Basin and Range Province
Geographical regions that extend into Texas
* Southwestern United States
* Southern United States
* Deep South
* Great Plains
* Chihuahuan Desert
* High Plains
Historical regions that extended into Texas
* Coahuila y Tejas
* Mexican Texas
* Republic of the Rio Grande
ee also
* Geography of Texas
* List of rivers of Texas
* List of lakes in Texas
* List of regions of the United States
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