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Oregon 俄勒冈州 Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east Nickname: Beaver state Joined the Union Time: 1859 Motto：He flies with his own wings Capital: Salem City The largest city：Portland Area: 251,418 sq km Population: 3,464,000 Important geographical features: Cascade Mountains, Crater Lake National Park, Columbia River Gorge Main industry: wood industry, machinery manufacturing, food industry. Population As of 2009, Oregon has an estimated population of 3,825,657, which is an increase of 404,258, or 11.8%, since the year 2000 Map of Oregons population density The majority of the diversity in Oregon is in the Portland metropolitan area. Flag Seal History Humans have inhabited the area that is now Oregon for at least 15,000 years. In recorded history, mentions of the land date to as early as the 16th century. During the 18th and 19th centuries European powers and later the United States quarreled over possession of the region until 1846 when the U.S. and Great Britain finalized the division of the region. Oregon became a state in 1859 and is now home to over 3.5 million residents Geography Oregons geography may be split roughly into seven areas: 1 Oregon Coast—west of the Coast Range 2 Willamette Valley 3 Rogue Valley 4 Cascade Mountains 5 Klamath Mountains 6 Columbia River Plateau 7 Oregon Outback Images of Oregon Mount Hood, with Trillium Lake in the foreground. An aerial view of Crater Lake in Oregon Southern view of the Oregon coast from Ecola State Park, with Haystack Rock in the distance. Sunset over Malheur Butte, an extinct volcanic cinder cone near Ontario, Oregon. Major cities 波特兰 Portland 比弗顿 Beaverton 奥斯威戈湖Lake Oswego 温哥华 Vancouver (WA) 科瓦利斯 Corvallis 尤金 Eugene 胡德里弗 Hood River 梅德福 Medford 塞勒姆 Salem 　　 达尔斯 The Dalles 达拉斯 Dallas 斯普林菲尔德S