Green Country (Oklahoma)
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Located in Northeast Oklahoma, Green Country is an area of the state with a relatively high amount of rolling hills and foliage as opposed to Central and Western Oklahoma (which has geography similar to "the Great Plains" region of the U.S.). The area has the most diversified agricultural economy in the state, as well as the state's second largest city, Tulsa. In Tulsa, it is common to hear the greater Tulsa area simply referred to as "Green Country" (or "in the heart of Green Country"), but the official borders of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area only include a section of Green Country, as it is defined by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
In addition to the area's abundance of foliage and rolling hills, it has more lakes than any other geographical area of Oklahoma, as well as more than half of the state's registered state parks. In its northern section, in an area stretching from Ponca City to Miami, the terrain is dominated by a mosaic of prairie and forest. In the east, the foothills of the Ozark mountains become more apparent, bringing forests covered with both evergreen pines and deciduous trees. The Arkansas River runs through Green Country and hosts the state's two largest in-land sea ports, the Tulsa Port of Catoosa and the Port of Muskogee. From either of these two ports, goods may be transported (via the Arkansas River's connection to the Mississippi River) to the sea port in New Orleans, Louisiana, and then to points beyond.
[Green Country] is also known as the outdoor sportsmen's paradise, with its many lakes, streams and rivers, and wilderness. Its name was devised in the 1960s by the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation as one of six travel destination regions within the state. Other regions include [Red Carpet Country], [Great Plains Country], [Kiamichi Country], [Frontier Country], and [Fun Country] (known in later years as [Lake Country] and today as [Lake & Trail Country]).
Green Country resides in Oklahoma Congressional Districts 1 and 2.
Important cities and towns in Green Country:
Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Bartlesville, Jenks, Bixby, Claremore, Okmulgee, Muskogee, Miami, Tahlequah, Vinita, Grove, Sapulpa, Sand Springs, Nowata.
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