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Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Awarded for
The best animated film with a running time of more than 40 minutes, a significant number of the major characters animated, and at least 75 percent of the picture's running time including animation.
Country
United States
Presented by
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
First awarded
2001 (for Shrek)
Currently held by
Coco (2017)
Website
oscars.org
The Academy Awards are given each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS or the Academy) for the best films and achievements of the previous year. The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is given each year for animated films. An animated feature is defined by the Academy as a film with a running time of more than 40 minutes in which characters' performances are created using a frame-by-frame technique, a significant number of the major characters are animated, and animation figures in no less than 75 percent of the running time. The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was first awarded in 2002 for films made in 2001.[1][2][3]
The entire AMPAS membership has been eligible to choose the winner since the award's inception. If there are sixteen or more films submitted for the category, the winner is voted from a shortlist of five films, which has happened nine times, otherwise there will only be three films on the shortlist.[4] Additionally, eight eligible animated features must have been theatrically released in Los Angeles County within the calendar year for this category to be activated.
Animated films can also be nominated for other categories, but have rarely been so; Beauty and the Beast (1991) was the first animated film ever nominated for Best Picture. Up (2009) and Toy Story 3 (2010) also received Best Picture nominations after the Academy expanded the number of nominees from five to ten.
Waltz with Bashir (2008) is the only animated film ever nominated for Best Foreign Language Film (though it did not receive a nomination for Best Animated Feature). The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) are the only two animated films to ever be nominated for Best Visual Effects.
Contents
1 History
2 Winners and nominees
2.1 2000s
2.2 2010s
2.3 Wins
2.4 Multiple nominations
3 Studios with multiple nominations
4 Medium breakdown
4.1 Computer-animated nominees
4.1.1 Pixar
4.1.2 Disney
4.1.3 DreamWorks Animation
4.1.4 Nickelodeon
4.1.5 Blue Sky
4.1.6 Other films
4.2 Stop-motion nominees
4.2.1 Aardman
4.2.2 Laika
4.2.3 Tim Burton
4.2.4 Other films
4.3 Traditionally-animated nominees
4.3.1 Disney
4.3.2 Studio Ghibli
4.3.3 Les Armateurs
4.3.4 Cartoon Saloon
4.3.5 Other films
5 Foreign language films
5.1 Japanese nominees
5.2 French nominees
5.2.1 Les Armateurs
5.2.2 Other films
5.3 Other languages
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
History[edit]
For much of the Academy Awards' history, AMPAS was resistant to the idea of a regular Oscar for animated features, considering there were simply too few produced to justify such consideration.[5] Instead, the Academy occasionally bestowed special Oscars for exceptional productions, usually for Walt Disney Pictures, such as for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1938,[6] and the Special Achievement Academy Award for the live action/animated hybrid Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 1989[7] and Toy Story in 1996.[8] In fact, prior to the creation of the award, only one animated film was nominated for Best Picture: 1991's Beauty and the Beast, also by Walt Disney Pictures.
By 2001, the rise of sustained competitors to Disney in the feature animated film market, such as DreamWorks Animation (founded by former Disney executive Jeffrey Katzenberg), created an increase of film releases of significant annual number enough for AMPAS to reconsider.[9] The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was first given out at the 74th Academy Awards,[10] held on March 24, 2002.[11] The Academy included a rule that stated that the award would not be presented in a year in which fewer than eight eligible films opened in theaters.[12]
People in the animation industry and fans expressed hope that the prestige from this award and the resulting boost to the box office would encourage the increased production of animated features. Some members and fans have criticized the award, however, saying it is only intended to prevent animated films from having a chance of winning Best Picture. DreamWorks had advertised heavily during the holiday 2001 season for Shrek, but was disappointed when the rumored Best Picture nomination did not materialize, though it was nominated for and ended up winning the inaugural Best Animated Feature award.[1]
The criticism of Best Animated Feature was particularly prominent at the 81st Academy Awards, in which WALL-E won the award but was not nominated for Best Picture, despite receiving widespread acclaim from critics and audiences and being generally considered one of the best films of 2008.[13][14][15][16] This led to controversy over whether the film was deliberately snubbed of the nomination by the Academy. Film critic Peter Travers commented that "If there was ever a time where an animated feature deserved to be nominated for Best Picture, it's WALL-E." However, official Academy Award regulations state that any movie nominated for this category can still be nominated for Best Picture.[4] There have been complaints that the Best Animated Feature award is held in unfairly low regard by Academy members with many members refusing to vote for films they consider mere children's fare beneath them, or letting their own children see the films and go with their opinions instead. The dominance of Disney and Pixar allegedly as a result of this bias is suggested to be injuring the credibility of the award.[17]
In 2009, when the nominee slots for Best Picture were doubled to ten, Up was nominated for both Best Animated Feature and Best Picture at the 82nd Academy Awards, the first film to do so since the creation of the Animated Feature category. This feat was repeated the following year by Toy Story 3. Since 2010 onward, with the increasing competitiveness of the Animated Feature category, Pixar (a perennial nominee) did not receive nominations for several recent films considering the studio has released films of more mixed critical reaction and box office earnings, while Pixar's sister studio Disney Animation won their first three awards.[18]
In 2010, the Academy enacted a new rule regarding the motion capture technique employed in films such as Robert Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol and Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin, and how they might not be eligible in this category in the future. This rule was possibly made to prevent nominations of live-action films that rely heavily on motion capture, such as James Cameron's Avatar.
When the category was first instated, the nomination went to the person(s) most involved in creating the film. This could be the producer, the director, or both. For the 76th Academy Awards in 2003, only the director(s) of the film received the nomination. For the 86th Academy Awards ten years later, this was amended to include one producer and up to two directors.
Winners and nominees[edit]
2000s[edit]
Year
Film
Nominees
2001
(74th)
[11]
Shrek Aron Warner
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius John A. Davis & Steve Oedekerk
Monsters, Inc. Pete Docter & John Lasseter
2002
(75th)
[19]
Spirited Away Hayao Miyazaki
Ice Age Chris Wedge
Lilo & Stitch Chris Sanders
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Jeffrey Katzenberg
Treasure Planet Ron Clements
2003
(76th)
[20]
Finding Nemo Andrew Stanton
Brother Bear Aaron Blaise & Robert Walker
The Triplets of Belleville Sylvain Chomet
2004
(77th)
[21]
The Incredibles Brad Bird
Shark Tale Bill Damaschke
Shrek 2 Andrew Adamson
2005
(78th)
[22]
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Steve Box & Nick Park
Howl's Moving Castle Hayao Miyazaki
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Tim Burton & Mike Johnson
2006
(79th)
[23]
Happy Feet George Miller
Cars John Lasseter
Monster House Gil Kenan
2007
(80th)
[24]
Ratatouille Brad Bird
Persepolis Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi
Surf's Up Ash Brannon & Chris Buck
2008
(81st)
[25]
WALL-E Andrew Stanton
Bolt Byron Howard & Chris Williams
Kung Fu Panda Mark Osborne & John Stevenson
2009
(82nd)
[26]
Up Pete Docter
Coraline Henry Selick
Fantastic Mr. Fox Wes Anderson
The Princess and the Frog Ron Clements & John Musker
The Secret of Kells Tomm Moore
2010s[edit]
Year
Film
Nominees
2010
(83rd)
[27]
Toy Story 3 Lee Unkrich
How to Train Your Dragon Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders
The Illusionist Sylvain Chomet
2011
(84th)
[28]
Rango Gore Verbinski
A Cat in Paris Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol
Chico & Rita Javier Mariscal & Fernando Trueba
Kung Fu Panda 2 Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Puss in Boots Chris Miller
2012
(85th)
[29]
Brave Mark Andrews & Brenda Chapman
Frankenweenie Tim Burton
ParaNorman Chris Butler & Sam Fell
The Pirates! Band of Misfits Peter Lord
Wreck-It Ralph Rich Moore
2013
(86th)
[30]
Frozen Chris Buck, Peter Del Vecho & Jennifer Lee
The Croods Kristine Belson, Kirk DeMicco & Chris Sanders
Despicable Me 2 Pierre Coffin, Chris Meledandri & Chris Renaud
Ernest & Celestine Didier Brunner & Benjamin Renner
The Wind Rises Hayao Miyazaki & Toshio Suzuki
2014
(87th)
[31]
Big Hero 6 Roy Conli, Don Hall & Chris Williams
The Boxtrolls Graham Annable, Travis Knight & Anthony Stacchi
How to Train Your Dragon 2 Bonnie Arnold & Dean DeBlois
Song of the Sea Tomm Moore & Paul Young
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Yoshiaki Nishimura & Isao Takahata
2015
(88th)
[32]
Inside Out Pete Docter & Jonas Rivera
Anomalisa Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman & Rosa Tran
Boy and the World Alê Abreu
Shaun the Sheep Movie Mark Burton & Richard Starzak
When Marnie Was There Yoshiaki Nishimura & Hiromasa Yonebayashi
2016
(89th)
[33]
Zootopia Byron Howard, Rich Moore & Clark Spencer
Kubo and the Two Strings Travis Knight & Arianne Sutner
Moana Ron Clements, John Musker & Osnat Shurer
My Life as a Zucchini Claude Barras & Max Karli
The Red Turtle Michaël Dudok de Wit & Toshio Suzuki
2017
(90th)
[34]
Coco Darla K. Anderson & Lee Unkrich
The Boss Baby Tom McGrath & Ramsey Ann Naito
The Breadwinner Anthony Leo & Nora Twomey
Ferdinand Lori Forte & Carlos Saldanha
Loving Vincent Dorota Kobiela, Ivan Mactaggart & Hugh Welchman
Wins[edit]
2 wins
Brad Bird
Pete Docter
Andrew Stanton
Lee Unkrich
1 win
Chris Buck
Byron Howard
Hayao Miyazaki
Rich Moore
Chris Williams
Multiple nominations[edit]
3 nominations
Ron Clements
Pete Docter
Hayao Miyazaki
Chris Sanders
2 nominations
Brad Bird
Chris Buck
Tim Burton
Sylvain Chomet
Dean DeBlois
Byron Howard
Travis Knight
John Lasseter
Rich Moore
Tomm Moore
John Musker
Yoshiaki Nishimura
Andrew Stanton
Toshio Suzuki
Lee Unkrich
Chris Williams
Studios with multiple nominations[edit]
Studio
Wins
Nominations
Films
Pixar 9 11 Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, Toy Story 3, Brave, Inside Out, Coco
Disney 3 10 Lilo & Stitch, Treasure Planet, Brother Bear, Bolt, The Princess and the Frog, Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, Moana
DreamWorks Animation 1 11 Shrek, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2, Shark Tale, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots, The Croods, How to Train Your Dragon 2, The Boss Baby
Studio Ghibli 6 Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, The Wind Rises, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, When Marnie Was There, The Red Turtle (co-production)
Aardman 3 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Shaun the Sheep Movie
Nickelodeon 2 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Rango
Laika 0 4 Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings
Cartoon Saloon 3 The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, The Breadwinner
Les Armateurs 2 The Triplets of Belleville, Ernest & Celestine
Blue Sky Ice Age, Ferdinand
Tim Burton Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie
Medium breakdown[edit]
Computer-animated nominees[edit]
Pixar[edit]
Monsters, Inc.
Finding Nemo
The Incredibles
Cars
Ratatouille
WALL-E
Up
Toy Story 3
Brave
Inside Out
Coco
Disney[edit]
Bolt
Wreck-It Ralph
Frozen
Big Hero 6
Zootopia
Moana
DreamWorks Animation[edit]
Shrek
Shrek 2
Shark Tale
Kung Fu Panda
How to Train Your Dragon
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
The Croods
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Boss Baby
Nickelodeon[edit]
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Rango
Blue Sky[edit]
Ice Age
Ferdinand
Other films[edit]
Monster House
Happy Feet
Surf's Up
Despicable Me 2
Stop-motion nominees[edit]
Aardman[edit]
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Laika[edit]
Coraline
ParaNorman
The Boxtrolls
Kubo and the Two Strings
Tim Burton[edit]
Corpse Bride
Frankenweenie
Other films[edit]
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Anomalisa
My Life as a Zucchini
Traditionally-animated nominees[edit]
Disney[edit]
Lilo & Stitch
Treasure Planet
Brother Bear
The Princess and the Frog
Studio Ghibli[edit]
Spirited Away
Howl's Moving Castle
The Wind Rises
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
When Marnie Was There
The Red Turtle (co-production)
Les Armateurs[edit]
The Triplets of Belleville
Ernest & Celestine
Cartoon Saloon[edit]
The Secret of Kells
Song of the Sea
The Breadwinner
Other films[edit]
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Persepolis
The Illusionist
Chico and Rita
A Cat in Paris
Boy and the World
Loving Vincent
Foreign language films[edit]
The Academy Awards have also nominated a number of non-English language films.
Japanese nominees[edit]
All films produced by Studio Ghibli. All the Japanese films on this list have also been released with English language dubbing.
Spirited Away
Howl's Moving Castle
The Wind Rises
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
When Marnie Was There
French nominees[edit]
Les Armateurs[edit]
The Triplets of Belleville
Ernest & Celestine
Other films[edit]
Persepolis
The Illusionist
A Cat in Paris
My Life as a Zucchini
Other languages[edit]
Chico and Rita (Spanish)
Boy and the World (Portuguese)
See also[edit]
Lists of animated feature films
BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film
Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
Annie Award for Best Animated Feature — Independent
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
List of animated feature films nominated for Academy Awards
Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture
Saturn Award for Best Animated Film
Japan Media Arts Festival
Animation Kobe
Tokyo Anime Award
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ "The 2008 Top Tens". Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
Jump up ^ Keegan Winters, Rebecca (July 7, 2008). "Can WALL-E Win Best Picture?". Time. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
Jump up ^ Bandyk, Matthew (January 22, 2009). "Academy Awards Controversy: Wall-E Gets Snubbed For Best Picture Oscar". US News. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
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Academy Awards Database – AMPAS
Academy Award WInning Feature Films at BCDB
Best Animated Picture Submissions for 2011 Oscars
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2000s
Shrek – Aron Warner (2001)
Spirited Away – Hayao Miyazaki (2002)
Finding Nemo – Andrew Stanton (2003)
The Incredibles – Brad Bird (2004)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit – Nick Park and Steve Box (2005)
Happy Feet – George Miller (2006)
Ratatouille – Brad Bird (2007)
WALL-E – Andrew Stanton (2008)
Up – Pete Docter (2009)
2010s
Toy Story 3 – Lee Unkrich (2010)
Rango – Gore Verbinski (2011)
Brave – Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman (2012)
Frozen – Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, and Peter Del Vecho (2013)
Big Hero 6 – Don Hall, Chris Williams, and Roy Conli (2014)
Inside Out – Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera (2015)
Zootopia – Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Clark Spencer (2016)
Coco – Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson (2017)
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List of country subdivisions by area
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Largest 50 subdivisions by area. Note: This map projection distorts areas on different latitudes, so direct size comparison between two subdivisions using this map may not be accurate.
This is a list of the 50 largest country subdivisions and dependent territories by area (including surface water) in square kilometres.
Contents
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1 List of the 50 largest country subdivisions by area
2 See also
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links
List of the 50 largest country subdivisions by area[edit]
Largest country subdivisions by area
Rank
Subdivision flag
Subdivision name
Capital
Country
Area (km2)
Population
Country similar in area (km2)
Rank in country
Rank among subdivisions that have that rank in their country
1 Sakha Republic Yakutsk Russia 3,103,200 950,300 India
3,287,263 1 1
2 State of Western Australia Perth Australia 2,645,615 2,610,600 Kazakhstan
2,724,900 1 2
3 Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Russia 2,339,700[1] 2,628,200 Democratic Republic of the Congo
2,344,858 2 1
4 Greenland Nuuk Denmark 2,166,086[2][3] 56,615 Saudi Arabia
2,149,690 1 3
5 Territory of Nunavut Iqaluit Canada 2,093,190 33,303 Mexico
1,964,375 1 4
6 State of Queensland Brisbane Australia 1,852,642 4,516,361 Sudan
1,886,068 2 2
7 State of Alaska Juneau United States 1,717,854 710,231 Iran
1,648,195 1 5
8 Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Urumqi China 1,660,000 21,813,334 Iran 1 6
9 State of Amazonas Manaus Brazil 1,570,947 3,480,937 Mongolia
1,564,110 1 7
10 Province of Quebec Quebec City Canada 1,542,056 8,214,672 Mongolia 2 3
11 Northern Territory Darwin Australia 1,420,968 229,675 Mongolia 3 1
12 Northwest Territories Yellowknife Canada 1,346,106[4] 43,537 Peru
1,285,216 3 2
13 State of Pará Belém Brazil 1,253,164 7,588,078 Angola
1,246,700 2 4
14 Tibet Autonomous Region Lhasa China 1,228,400 3,002,166 South Africa
1,221,037 2 5
15 Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Hohhot China 1,183,000 24,706,321 South Africa 3 3
16 Province of Ontario Toronto Canada 1,076,395 13,210,667 Bolivia
1,098,581 4 1
17 State of South Australia Adelaide Australia 1,043,514 1,644,642 Mauritania
1,030,700 4 2
18 Province of British Columbia Victoria Canada 948,596 4,510,858 Tanzania
945,087 5 1
19 State of Mato Grosso Cuiabá Brazil 906,807 3,033,991 Venezuela
916,445 3 4
20 State of New South Wales Sydney Australia 809,444 7,238,819 Mozambique
801,590 5 2
21 Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk Russia 788,600 1,344,200 Turkey
783,562 3 5
22 Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Russia 767,900 2,428,700 Chile
756,102 4 3
23 Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Salekhard Russia 750,300[5] 522,800 Zambia
752,612 5 3
24 Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Anadyr Russia 737,700 50,500 Zambia 6 1
25 Qinghai Province Xining China 721,000 5,626,722 Zambia 4 4
26 State of Texas Austin United States 696,241 25,145,561 Myanmar
676,578 2 6
27 Eastern Province Dammam Saudi Arabia 672,522 3,360,157 Myanmar 1 8
28 Province of Alberta Edmonton Canada 661,848 3,724,832 Afghanistan
652,230 6 2
29 Province of Saskatchewan Regina Canada 651,036 1,114,170 Afghanistan 7 1
30 Province of Manitoba Winnipeg Canada 647,797 1,232,654 France
640,679 8 1
31 Agadez Region Agadez Niger 634,209 321,639 Somalia
637,657 1 9
32 Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Russia 587,400 350,985 Madagascar
587,041 7 2
33 State of Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte Brazil 586,528 19,595,309 Madagascar 4 5
34 State of Bahia Salvador Brazil 564,273 14,021,432 Kenya
580,367 5 4
35 Tamanrasset Province Tamanrasset Algeria 556,200[6] 198,691 Kenya 1 10
36 Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug Khanty-Mansiysk Russia 523,100[5] 1,532,000 Yemen
527,968 7 3
37 Orientale Province Kisangani Democratic Republic of the Congo 503,239[7] 5,566,000 Spain
505,992 1 11
38 Katanga Province Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of the Congo 496,871[8] 4,125,000 Turkmenistan
488,100 2 7
39 Tombouctou Region Timbuktu Mali 496,611 681,691 Turkmenistan 1 12
40 Sichuan Province Chengdu China 485,000 80,418,200 Turkmenistan 5 5
41 Yukon Territory Whitehorse Canada 482,443 34,246 Turkmenistan 9 1
42 Kufra District Al Jawf Libya 479,160[6] 50,104 Cameroon
475,442 1 13
43 Kamchatka Krai Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Russia 472,300 321,800 Cameroon 8 2
44 Magadan Oblast Magadan Russia 461,400 157,000 Papua New Guinea
462,840 9 2
45 Heilongjiang Province Harbin China 460,000 38,312,224 Papua New Guinea 6 3
46 Gansu Province Lanzhou China 454,000 25,575,254 Sweden
450,295 7 4
47 Adrar Province Adrar Algeria 443,782 402,197 Morocco
446,550 2 8
48 New Valley Governorate Kharga Egypt 440,098 208,000 Iraq
438,317 1 14
49 Zabaykalsky Krai Chita Russia 431,500 1,106,600 Iraq 10 1
50 Karagandy Region Karagandy Kazakhstan 428,000 1,375,000 Iraq 1 15
Area in square kilometers
Number of country subdivisions
2,000,000+ 5
1,500,000–1,999,999 5
1,000,000–1,499,999 7
500,000–999,999 20
428,000–499,999 13
Total 50
Country
Number of subdivisions
Russia 11
Canada 9
China 7
Australia and Brazil 5
United States, Algeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2
Denmark, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Libya, Mali, Niger and Saudi Arabia 1
See also[edit]
List of countries and dependencies by area
List of country subdivisions by population
List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area
Orders of magnitude (area)
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Includes the 897,900 km2 Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District
Jump up ^ Greenland is a subdivision of the Kingdom of Denmark; it is uncertain whether Greenland is better classified as a sovereign state subdivision or as a country in its own right.
Jump up ^ If Greenland would be listed as a country its two largest municipalities (Qaasuitsup and Sermersooq should both be listed as numbers 26 and 35 with areas of 660,000 and 531,900 km2 respectively, being then the first order subdivision
Jump up ^ The area of the Northwest Territories in Canada was 3,439,296 km2, making it the world's largest subdivision, until 1999, when the territory of Nunavut was split off from the Northwest Territories.
^ Jump up to: a b The Tyumen Oblast contains the Khanty–Mansi and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs, but all three are considered to be federal subjects of Russia. The total area for the oblast (with autonomous okrugs included) is 1,433,270 km2.
^ Jump up to: a b These figures cannot be verified by their Wikipedia page.
Jump up ^ The current constitution of DR Congo, ratified in 2006, was to have split Orientale into four new provinces no later than February 2009. As of June 2015 this had not happened.
Jump up ^ The 2006 DR Congo constitution also provides for Katanga to be split into four new provinces.
References[edit]
World-Gazetteer.com at Archive.is (archived 2012-12-05)
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Western North Carolina
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The counties most commonly associated with Western North Carolina.
Western North Carolina (often abbreviated as WNC) is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It contains the highest mountains in the Eastern United States. Western North Carolina is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market. The region covers an area of about 11,000 square miles (28,000 km2), and is roughly the size of the state of Massachusetts. The population of the region, as measured by the 2010 U.S. Census, is 1,473,241, which is approximately 15% of North Carolina's total population.
The term Land of the Sky (or Land-of-Sky) is a common nickname for this mountainous region and has been more recently adopted to refer to the Asheville area. (Areas in the northwest portion of the region, including Boone and Blowing Rock, commonly use the nickname "The High Country", rather than "Land of the Sky") The term is derived from the title of the book, Land of the Sky, written by Mrs. Frances Tiernan, under the pseudonym Christian Reid. The book often mentions the Great Smoky Mountains and Blue Ridge Mountains, the two main ranges that are found in Western North Carolina. The Asheville area regional government body, the Land-of-Sky Regional Council, utilizes the nickname.
Located east of the Tennessee state line and west of the Piedmont, Western North Carolina contains very few major urban centers. Asheville, North Carolina, located in the region's center, is the area's largest city and most prominent commercial hub. The Foothills region of the state is loosely defined as the area along Western North Carolina's eastern boundary; this region consists of a transitional terrain of hills between the Appalachians and the Piedmont Plateau of central North Carolina. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have a reservation situated in the Western North Carolina region, adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Contents
1 Subregions
1.1 High Country
1.2 Tennessee Valley
1.3 Foothills
2 Higher education
3 Transportation
3.1 Highways
3.1.1 Interstates
3.1.2 U.S. Highways
3.1.3 Blue Ridge Parkway
3.2 Railroads
3.3 Airports
4 Economy
4.1 Appalachian Regional Commission
5 Topography
6 Area
6.1 Counties
6.2 Cities and towns
6.2.1 Over 40,000 inhabitants
6.2.2 Over 10,000 inhabitants
6.2.3 Fewer than 10,000 inhabitants
6.2.4 Important unincorporated communities
7 See also
8 External links
9 References
Subregions[edit]
The Biltmore Estate outside Asheville.
High Country[edit]
The northern counties in Western North Carolina are commonly known as the state's High Country.[1] Centered on Boone, the High Country boasts the area's most popular ski resorts, including Ski Beech, Appalachian Ski Mountain, and Sugar Mountain. The area also features many attractions, historical sites, and geological formations such as Linville Caverns, Grandfather Mountain, Blowing Rock, Tweetsie Railroad, Shatley Springs, and Mystery Hill. Education, skiing, tourism, and Christmas tree farming are among this area's most prominent industries, although agriculture and raising livestock also remain important.[2] The counties that make up the High Country are: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey.[3]
Tennessee Valley[edit]
Main article: Tennessee Valley
The westernmost part of Western North Carolina is part of the Tennessee Valley. Asheville is the major hub of far western North Carolina. In this area, there are a few hydroelectric projects managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority, including Fontana Dam. Tourism, especially outdoor ventures such as canoeing, whitewater rafting, camping, and fishing are extremely important to local economies in the area.
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Foothills[edit]
The Foothills is a region of transitional terrain between the Piedmont Plateau and the Appalachian Mountains, extending from the lower edge of the Blue Ridge escarpment into the upper Catawba, Yadkin, Broad, Saluda, and Savannah River valleys. The eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge drop sharply to the foothills section, going from 3500–4000 feet (1,000–1,200 m) at the top to only 1000–1500 feet at the base. The foothills region contains numerous lower peaks and isolated mountain ranges such as the South Mountains, Brushy Mountains, and Stone Mountain State Park. The foothills are divided into many small river and creek valleys that contain much of the region's population. Although no large cities are located in the foothills, the region does contain many small towns; the towns often developed around a single industry such as furniture or textiles. As these industries steadily moved to low-wage markets in Asia and Latin America since 1990, the foothills towns that depended upon them have often suffered from job and population loss; some of these towns are developing a new economy based on tourism and catering to affluent retirees who have settled in the region. Many farmers in the northern foothills are poultry farmers as well, and winemaking and vineyards are growing in popularity. Among the towns of the foothills region in North Carolina are Tryon, Columbus, Chimney Rock, Lake Lure, Forest City, Rutherfordton, Spindale, Mount Airy, Elkin, and Marion and the cities of North Wilkesboro, Wilkesboro, Hickory, Lenoir, Shelby, and Morganton.
Higher education[edit]
The region has three major public universities: Appalachian State University is located in Boone, Western Carolina University is located in Cullowhee, and UNC Asheville is located in Asheville. All three are part of the University of North Carolina system. Several small, private colleges and universities are also located in the region. Mars Hill University is located 15 miles (24 km) north of Asheville. Founded in 1856, it is the oldest college or university in western North Carolina. Montreat College, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, is located 15 miles (24 km) east of Asheville. Lees-McRae College, located in Banner Elk, is also affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. Warren Wilson College, located in Swannanoa, is noted for its strong pro-environment policies and social liberalism. Brevard College, located in Brevard, is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Lenoir-Rhyne University, located in Hickory, is a private liberal arts university affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Transportation[edit]
Highways[edit]
Interstates[edit]
Three major Interstate highways cross the region: Interstate 40, which traverses east-west, Interstate 77, which runs north-south through the northeastern section of Western North Carolina, and Interstate 26, which traverses north-south (although it is actually an east-west highway and is signed as such). Interstate 240 is the only auxiliary interstate route in the region and it serves downtown Asheville.
U.S. Highways[edit]
US 421, a multilane expressway, is the major highway in the northwestern part of the state. US 19, US 23, US 64, US 74, and US 441 are the major highways in the far western part of the region. US 70 runs east through the area connecting Hickory and Asheville. US 221 also runs through the area. This highway, which begins in Perry, Florida, connects the town of Rutherfordton to Jefferson. US 321 runs north from Hickory to Watauga and Avery Counties before going into Tennessee.
Blue Ridge Parkway[edit]
A National Scenic Byway, the Blue Ridge Parkway, runs through western North Carolina, starting in Virginia and ending near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Railroads[edit]
Two major class 1 railroads run through the region, CSX and Norfolk Southern. In addition, two tourist railroads also operate in the area, the Tweetsie Railroad theme park and the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad.
Airports[edit]
Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), located southeast of the city of Asheville in Fletcher, also serves the area with non-stop jet service to Charlotte, North Carolina; Newark, New Jersey; George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Orlando Sanford International Airport near Orlando, Florida; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Detroit, Michigan; O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois; and LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Non-stops to St. Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport in the Tampa Bay Area are set to begin in June 2013.
Economy[edit]
Tourism is a major part of the economy in the area which contains half of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as well as the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests. There are also several lakes and dams scattered throughout Western North Carolina like Lake Lure and Fontana Dam. Many visitors travel to the region every summer and autumn from major cities like Charlotte and Atlanta to escape the hot weather and see the leaves change colors. The timber industry is also a major economic sector.
Appalachian Regional Commission[edit]
Map showing 2001-2003 ARC economic designations for counties in "Appalachian" North Carolina, including most counties in Western North Carolina.
See also: List of Appalachian Regional Commission counties § North_Carolina
The Appalachian Regional Commission was formed in 1965 to aid economic development in the Appalachian region, which was lagging far behind the rest of the nation on most economic indicators. The Appalachian region currently defined by the Commission includes 420 counties in 13 states, including 29 counties in North Carolina. The Commission gives each county one of five possible economic designations— distressed, at-risk, transitional, competitive, or attainment— with "distressed" counties being the most economically endangered and "attainment" counties being the most economically prosperous. These designations are based primarily on three indicators— three-year average unemployment rate, market income per capita, and poverty rate.[4]
In 2003, Appalachian North Carolina— which included most counties of Western North Carolina and two counties in central North Carolina— had a three-year average unemployment rate of 6%, compared with 6.2% statewide and 5.5% nationwide. In 2002, Appalachian North Carolina had a per capita market income of $21,168, compared with $23,443 statewide and $26,420 nationwide. In 2000, Appalachian North Carolina had a poverty rate of 11.7%, compared to 12.3% statewide and 12.4% nationwide. Only one North Carolina county— Graham— was designated "Distressed," while six— Cherokee, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford, Swain, and Yancey— were designated "at-risk." Forsyth County (which is normally grouped with central North Carolina) was the only county given the "attainment" designation, and four others— Buncombe, Davie, Henderson, and Polk— were designated "competitive." Most Western North Carolina counties were designated "transitional," meaning they lagged behind the national average on one of the three key indicators. Graham County had Appalachian North Carolina's highest poverty rating, with 19.5% of its residents living below the poverty line. Forsyth had Appalachian North Carolina's highest per capita income at $26,987. Watauga County's unemployment rate of 2.3% was lowest of all 420 counties in the Appalachian region.[4]
Along with other rural regions which have received national notoriety, changes brought by heavy tourism and population growth from re-locators present a double-edged sword. Local business benefit from increased economic revenue but increases in costs of living, over-dependence on a tourism economy and lost of natural habitat to development can degrade the quality of life for which the region became noteworthy.
Topography[edit]
There are 82 mountain peaks between 5,000 and 6,000 feet (1,500-1,800 m) in elevation in western North Carolina, and 43 peaks rise to over 6,000 feet (1,800 m). Among the subranges of the Appalachian Mountains located in western North Carolina are the Great Smoky Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains, South Mountains, Brushy Mountains, Sauratown Mountains, Great Balsam Mountains, Great Craggy Mountains, the Plott Balsams, and the Black Mountains. Mount Mitchell, in the Black Mountains, is, at 6,684 feet (2,037 m), the highest point in eastern North America.[5] Valley and foothills locations typically range from 1,000–2,000 feet (300–610 m) AMSL.
The major rivers in the region include the French Broad River, Nolichucky River, Watauga River, Little Tennessee River, and Hiwassee River flowing into the Tennessee River valley; the New River flowing into the Ohio River valley; and the headwaters and upper valleys of the Catawba River, Yadkin River, Broad River, and Saluda River flowing through the foothills towards the Atlantic. The Eastern Continental Divide runs through the region, dividing Tennessee-bound streams from those flowing through the Carolinas.
Area[edit]
Counties[edit]
Western North Carolina generally consists of 28 counties, that when combined form a total regional area of roughly 13,000 square miles (30,000 km²). The region is roughly the size of Massachusetts. The counties commonly included in the region are as follows:
Alexander County
Alleghany County
Ashe County
Avery County
Buncombe County
Burke County
Caldwell County
Catawba County
Cleveland County
Cherokee County
Clay County
Forsyth County
Graham County
Haywood County
Henderson County
Jackson County
Looking Glass Rock near Brevard
Macon County
Madison County
McDowell County
Mitchell County
Polk County
Rutherford County
Stokes County
Surry County
Swain County
Transylvania County
Watauga County
Wilkes County
Yancey County
Cities and towns[edit]
Western North Carolina communities in the region include:
Over 40,000 inhabitants[edit]
Asheville
Hickory
Over 10,000 inhabitants[edit]
Shelby
Morganton
Lenoir
Hendersonville
Boone
Mount Airy
Kings Mountain
Newton
Fewer than 10,000 inhabitants[edit]
Andrews
Bakersville
Balsam Grove
Banner Elk
Beech Mountain
Belwood
Biltmore Forest
Black Mountain
Blowing Rock
Bostic
Brevard
Bryson City
Burnsville
Cajah's Mountain
Canton
Casar
Cashiers
Catawba
Cedar Rock
Chimney Rock
Cliffside
Clyde
Collettsville
Columbus
Connellys Springs
Conover
Crossnore
Dillsboro
Drexel
Elk Park
Elkin
Ellenboro
Fallston
Flat Rock
Fletcher
Forest City
Franklin
Gamewell
Glen Alpine
Grandfather
Granite Falls
Hayesville
Highlands
Hildebran
Hot Springs
Hudson
Jefferson
Jonesville
King
Lake Lure
Lake Santeetlah
Lansing
Lattimore
Laurel Park
Lawndale
Maggie Valley
Marion
Mars Hill
Marshall
Mills River
Mooresboro
Murphy
Newland
North Wilkesboro
Old Fort
Polkville
Rhodhiss
Robbinsville
Ronda
Rosman
Ruth
Rutherford College
Rutherfordton
Saluda
Sawmills
Seven Devils
Sparta
Spindale
Spruce Pine
Sugar Mountain
Sylva
Taylorsville
Toluca
Tryon
Valdese
Vale
Waynesville
Weaverville
West Jefferson
Wilkesboro
Woodfin
Yadkinville
Triple Falls in DuPont State Forest, Transylvania County
Important unincorporated communities[edit]
Cherokee (headquarters for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee)
Cullowhee (site of Western Carolina University's main campus)
Deals Gap (site of a nationally famous motorcycle and sportscar resort)
Lake Junaluska (headquarters for the World Methodist Council and site of a United Methodist camp and conference center)
Linville (a popular recreation area)
See also[edit]
East Tennessee
Appalachia
Geography of North Carolina
Piedmont Triad
External links[edit]
North Carolina Mountains travel guide from Wikivoyage
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "High Country Host - in North Carolina". High Country Host. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
Jump up ^ Designs, AppNet. "Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Western North Carolina Guide". www.highcountryinfo.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
Jump up ^ "High Country Council of Government". Retrieved 2012-06-13.
^ Jump up to: a b Appalachian Regional Commission Online Resource Center. Retrieved: 15 May 2009.
Jump up ^ "GNIS Detail - Mount Mitchell". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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