South Dakota, United States

South Dakota, United States

Country USA
Capital city Pier
Area 199,729 km²
Population 886,667 people (2020)
4.44 people/km²
Governor Christy Noem
Official site sd.gov
South Dakota

South Dakota (in English: South Dakota) is a state in the USA, whose zip code is SD, and the capital is called Pierre. The largest city is Sioux Falls. South Dakota has a population of 886,667 (2020). The total area of ​​the state is 199,729 km², of which 196,778 km² is land and 2,951 km² is water (1.48%).

Geography

South Dakota borders North Dakota to the north, Nebraska to the south, Iowa and Minnesota to the east, and Wyoming and Montana to the west. The state’s highest point is Black Elk Peak at 2,207 m, and the lowest point is 294 m above sea level and is the shoreline of Big Stone Lake.

The longest river in the USA (Missouri River) passes through Dakota. Other major rivers in South Dakota are: Cheyenne, James, Big Sioux and White River. In addition, Missouri River dams form four large reservoirs: Lake Oahe, Lake Sharpe, Lake Francis, and Lake Lewis and Clark.

Cities

  • Aberdeen
  • Brookings
  • Dedud
  • Madison
  • Mitchell
  • Pierre
  • Rapid City
  • Sioux Falls
  • Watertown

Counties

According to Countryaah, South Dakota consists of 66 counties:

  1. Bennett
  2. Beadle
  3. Bon Homme
  4. Brown
  5. Brookings
  6. Brulee
  7. Buffalo
  8. Butte
  9. Grant
  10. Gregory
  11. Day
  12. Davison
  13. Jackson
  14. Jerrold
  15. Jones
  16. Douglas
  17. Dewey
  18. Duel
  19. Edmonds
  20. Seebak
  21. Campbell
  22. Kingsbury
  23. Clark
  24. Clay
  25. Coddington
  26. Corson
  27. Custer
  28. Lemon
  29. Lake
  30. Lincoln
  31. Lawrence
  32. Miner
  33. McCook
  34. McPherson
  35. Marshall
  36. Meletus
  37. Mead
  38. They passed
  39. Moody
  40. Aurora
  41. Pennington
  42. Potter
  43. Perkins
  44. Roberts
  45. Sanborn
  46. Spink
  47. Stanley
  48. Sully
  49. Todd
  50. Trip
  51. Turner
  52. Walworth
  53. Fall River
  54. Folk
  55. Hyde
  56. Hamlin
  57. Harding
  58. Haken
  59. Hand
  60. Henson
  61. Hutchinson
  62. Hughes
  63. Charles Meeks
  64. Shannon
  65. Union
  66. Yankton

Pierre

Country USA
State South Dakota
Area 33.85 km²
Highness height 442 m
Population 13,646 people (2010)
403 people/km²
Founding 1880
ZIP code 57501
Telephone code 605
Official site www.cityofpierre.org
Peer

Pierre (in English: Pierre) is a city and the capital of the state of South Dakota in the USA. Pier has a population of 13,876 inhabitants (2000) and a total area of ​​33.70 km². Pierre was founded in 1880 and has been the state capital since 1889. Pierre is the second-to-last state capital in terms of population (the state capital of Vermont is last).

South Dakota, United States

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