Iowa (Ngenani wuni iki /ˈaɪəwə/ ) iku siji praja ing Amérika Sarékat. Kutha krajané ya iku Des Moines. Iowa dadi praja AS ing taun 1846, minangka praja angka 29.

State of Iowa
Flag of IowaState seal of Iowa
Flag of IowaSeal
Julukan: The Hawkeye State, The Tall Corn State
Motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights
we will maintain
Map of the United States with Iowa highlighted
Map of the United States with Iowa highlighted
Basa resmiBasa Inggris
IbukuthaDes Moines
Kutha paling gedhéDes Moines
Area Ranking 26th ing AS
 - Total56,272 sq mi
(145,743 km²)
 - Jembar199 miles (320 km)
 - Dawa310 miles (500 km)
 - % banyu0.71
 - Garis lintang40°36'N to 43°30'N
 - Garis bujur89°5'W to 96°31'W
Populasi Rangking 30th ing AS
 - Total2,926,324
 - Kapadhetan52.4/sq mi 
20.22/km² (33rd in the US)
Elevasi 
 - Titik paling dhuwurHawkeye Point[1]
1,670 ft  (509 m)
 - Mean1,099 ft  (335 m)
 - Titik paling cendhèkMississippi River[1]
480 ft  (146 m)
Mlebu Union December 28, 1846 (29th)
GubernurKim Reynolds
Lètnan Gubernur{{{Lieutenant Governor}}}
SenatorChuck Grassley (R)
Joni Ernst (R)
Delegasi KonggrèsList
Zona wektuCentral: UTC-6/-5
CekakanIA US-IA
Situs webwww.iowa.gov

Géografi

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Iowa dumunung ing tlatah Midwest. Iowa wewatesan ing sisih lor karo praja Minnesota; ing sisih kulon Nebraska lan South Dakota; ing sisih kidul Missouri; lan ing sisih wétan praja Illinois landWisconsin.

Sisih wétan praja iki diwatesi déning Kali Mississippi sing mili antarané Iowa lan Illinois. Wates sisih kulon wujud Kali Missouri lan Kali Big Sioux River. Wates lor wujud garis 43o, 30' lintang lor. Wates sisih kidul wujud tapel wates karo praja Missouri.[2] Iowa lan Missouri wiwitané ora setuju ngenani tapel wates iki. Bab iki dipungkasi déning kaputusan Mahkamah Agung AS ing taun 1896.[3]

Rujukan

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  1. a b "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. 29 April 2005. Diarsip saka sing asli ing 2008-06-01. Dibukak ing 2006-11-06.
  2. Iowa’s borders are defined in the Preamble to the state Constitution, http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Constitution.html#pre1 Archived 2009-08-02 at the Wayback Machine. The Missouri and Mississippi river boundaries are as they were mapped in the 19th century, which can be different than their modern courses.
  3. State of Missouri v. State of Iowa, 160 U.S. 688 (1896).