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| subdivision_type4 = Rank | subdivision_name4 = 64th | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = | area_total_sq_mi = 42 | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_ft = 2180 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 821,623 (2010 Census)〔http://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2009/files/CBSA-EST2009-alldata.csv〕 | population_as_of = 2010 Census | population_density_sq_mi = | population_note = | timezone = ET | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = |density_mi2 = 1,105 |density_km2 = 1,778 }} The Lehigh Valley (), known officially by the United States Census Bureau and the United States Office of Management and Budget〔http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb〕 as the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area and referred to informally and locally as The Valley〔(''Lehigh Valley Magazine'' )〕 is a metropolitan region officially consisting of Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties in eastern Pennsylvania and Warren county on the western edge of New Jersey, in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Metropolitan statistical areas and components )〕 The Lehigh Valley's largest city, with a population of 119,104, is Allentown. The Lehigh Valley is the fastest growing and third most populous region in the state of Pennsylvania with a population of 821,623 residents as of the 2010 U.S. Census.〔〔(Lehigh County has state's fastest growth rate - Morning Call ). Mcall.com (2013-03-15). Retrieved on 2013-07-23.〕 It is eclipsed in total population only by the metropolitan areas of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.〔 It is the 64th most populated metropolitan area in the United States. Lehigh County, the Valley's largest county in terms of overall population, is amongst the fastest growing in the nation as well, ranking in the 79th percentile for population growth between 2010-2012.〔 The core population centers are located in southern and central Lehigh and Northampton counties along U.S. Highway 22 and Interstate 78. In March 2014, the Lehigh Valley was recognized by business publication ''Site Selection Magazine'' as being the second-best performing region of its size for economic development in the entire United States.〔 The region is named for the Lehigh River, which runs through it, and it is part of the Great Appalachian Valley. ==Cities and location== The Lehigh Valley's principal cities are Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton, comprising the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metropolitan area. The traditional bounds of the region are The Poconos to the north, the Delaware River to the east, the boundaries of Berks County and Montgomery County to the southwest, and the boundary with Bucks County to the south. More recently, however, the area around Phillipsburg, New Jersey west of Pohatcong Mountain, parts of upper Bucks County around Quakertown, and portions of northeastern Berks County and southern Carbon and Schuylkill counties in Pennsylvania are considered outer parts of the Valley. The Lehigh Valley is located approximately north of Philadelphia, northeast of Harrisburg, and west of New York City, the country's largest city. The area is home to more than 820,000 people as of the 2010 U.S. Census. Recent census studies show it to be the fastest growing region in Pennsylvania, due in part to its growing popularity as a bedroom community for the highly populated neighboring regions of Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York City as well as its favorable business climate and much lower cost of living in comparison to surrounding areas.〔(Allentown: Chemical material producer Avantor moves headquarters from New Jersey to Center Valley - Morning Call )〕 The Lehigh Valley is geologically and geographically part of the Great Appalachian Valley, a region largely made up of limestone that stretches along the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains. The Lehigh Valley is so named because it is composed of an actual valley that lies between two mountain ranges, Blue Mountain to the north and South Mountain to the south. Lehigh Valley also is considered part of the historic Pennsylvania Dutch Country. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lehigh Valley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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