Buffalo Niagara Region

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The Buffalo Niagara Region is a part of the Great Lakes region of North America, comprising most of Western New York in the United States and the Niagara Peninsula in Ontario, Canada. The Regional Institute of the University of Buffalo has defined the region as including the eight westernmost counties in New York, as well as the Regional Municipality of Niagara and Hamilton in Ontario.^[1]

The 10 government districts in the region, as defined by the University of Buffalo, are:

• Eight counties in the United States
  • Allegany County, New York
  • Cattaraugus County, New York
  • Chautauqua County, New York
  • Erie County, New York
  • Genesee County, New York
  • Niagara County, New York
  • Orleans County, New York
  • Wyoming County, New York
• Two municipalities in Canada
  • Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario
  • Hamilton, Ontario

[edit] See also

• Western New York
• Holland Purchase
• Finger Lakes
• Southern Tier
• Central New York

[edit] References

1. ^ State of the Region: Regional Performance in the Buffalo Niagara Region. The Regional Institute, a unit of the University at Buffalo Law School University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-07.