Ark-La-Tex

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The area of Ark-La-Tex in the United States

As Ark-La-Tex - alternatively ArkLaTex - is a socio-economic region in the United States referred to a border of four states at the Arkansas , Louisiana , Texas and Oklahoma is. It includes areas from northwest Louisiana, northeast Texas, south Arkansas, and southeast Oklahoma.

Although not an official U.S. metropolitan area, the area is home to approximately 1.04 million people in an area of ​​approximately 120,400 square kilometers. The largest north-south extension is 386 km, the largest west-east extension is 312 km. The two cities of Shreveport and Bossier City form the center of the region . The largest part of the region is in the ecoregion of the Piney Woods , a dense forest area with deciduous and coniferous trees as well as numerous mud pools and swamps, which in turn are connected with water-rich structures such as the Caddo Lake or the Red River .

Cities

Biggest cities

place Founded surface population
Shreveport , Louisiana 1836 117.8 km² 200.975
Tyler , Texas 1847 54.376 km² 96,900
Longview , Texas 1871 54.8 km² 80.455
Bossier City , Louisiana 1883 41.6 km² 62.745
Texarkana , Texas 1873 27.7 km² 37.103
Lufkin , Texas 1882 33.7 km² 35,067
Texarkana , Arkansas 1880 42.65 km² 29.919

Coordinates: 33 ° 30 ′ 36 "  N , 94 ° 10 ′ 12"  W.