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 Iowa State seal of Iowa
Flag of Iowa Seal
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 resmi Basa Inggris
Ibukutha Des Moines
Kutha paling gedhé Des Moines
Area  Ranking 26th ing AS
 - Total 56,272 sq mi
(145,743 km²)
 - Jembar 199 miles (320 km)
 - Dawa 310 miles (500 km)
 - % banyu 0.71
 - Garis lintang 40°36'N to 43°30'N
 - Garis bujur 89°5'W to 96°31'W
Populasi  Rangking 30th ing AS
 - Total 2,926,324
 - Kapadhetan 52.4/sq mi 
20.22/km² (33rd in the US)
Elevasi  
 - Titik paling dhuwur Hawkeye Point[1]
1,670 ft  (509 m)
 - Mean 1,099 ft  (335 m)
 - Titik paling cendhèk Mississippi River[1]
480 ft  (146 m)
Mlebu Union  December 28, 1846 (29th)
Gubernur Kim Reynolds
Lètnan Gubernur {{{Lieutenant Governor}}}
Senator Chuck Grassley (R)
Joni Ernst (R)
Delegasi Konggrès List
Zona wektu Central: UTC-6/-5
Cekakan IA US-IA
Situs web www.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).