Region
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Location
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Map
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Principal communities
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Population
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Notes
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Central Oregon
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Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson counties
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Bend, Redmond, Madras, Prineville
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219,564 (2015 est.)[1]
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Minimal definition. Sometimes includes north to the Columbia River and south to the border with California.
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Eastern Oregon
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Baker, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa counties
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Hermiston, Pendleton, La Grande, Ontario, Baker City
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181,137 (2015 est.)[1]
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Minimal definition. Sometimes includes west to the Cascade Range.
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Northwest Oregon
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Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook counties
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Astoria, St. Helens, Scappoose, Tillamook
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113,084 (2015 est.)[1]
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Minimal definition. Sometimes includes parts of Washington County.
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Southeastern Oregon/Oregon Outback
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Harney, Klamath, Lake, and Malheur counties
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Klamath Falls, Lakeview, Burns, Ontario
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111,425 (2015 est.)[1]
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Southern Oregon
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Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath counties
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Medford, Grants Pass, Roseburg, Klamath Falls
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471,013 (2015 est.)[1]
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Minimal definition. Sometimes includes Coos, Curry, and Lake counties.
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Western Oregon
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West of the Cascades, Lane County and north
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Portland, Salem, Eugene
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3,010,021 (2015 est.)[1]
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Minimal definition. Sometimes includes Southern Oregon. Area on the map highlighted in blue.
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Applegate Valley
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Southwestern Jackson and eastern Josephine counties along the Applegate River
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Applegate, Ruch
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Not available
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Cascade Range
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Cascade Mountains
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N/A
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Not available
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Catlow Valley
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Southwestern Harney County
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Blitzen (formerly)
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Not available
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Columbia Plateau
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Northeastern area around the Columbia River
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Hermiston, Hood River, Pendleton, The Dalles, Milton-Freewater
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Not available
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Area on the map highlighted in green. Partly in Washington.
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Columbia River Gorge
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Parts of Multnomah, Hood River, and Wasco counties
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Hood River, The Dalles
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Not available
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Eagle Valley
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Eastern Baker County
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Richland, New Bridge, Sparta
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Not available
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French Prairie
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Northern Marion County
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Woodburn, Aurora, Butteville, Donald, Gervais, Hubbard, Saint Louis, St. Paul
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Not available
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Goose Lake Valley
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Southern Lake County
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Lakeview
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7,829 (Lake County 2015 est.)[1]
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Partly in California.
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Harney Basin
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Northern and central Harney County
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Burns, Hines
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7,200 (Harney County 2015 est.)[1]
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High Desert
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Southeastern Oregon
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Bend, Burns, Lakeview, Prineville, Redmond
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Not available
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Hood River Valley
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Hood River County
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Hood River
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23,137 (Hood River County 2015 est.)[1]
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Klamath Basin
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Southern Klamath County
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Klamath Falls, Altamont
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66,016 (Klamath County 2015 est.)[1]
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Also extends into California.
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Mount Hood Corridor
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Clackamas County along U.S. 26
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Government Camp, Mount Hood Village, Sandy
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Not available
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Oregon Coast
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Areas bordering the Pacific Ocean
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Astoria, Tillamook, Lincoln City, Newport, Florence, Coos Bay, Brookings
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Not available
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Itself divided into three sub-regions, highlighted on map.
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Portland metropolitan area
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Area around Portland
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Portland, Gresham, Hillsboro, Beaverton
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1,918,394 (2015 est.)[1][2]
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Also includes parts of Southwest Washington
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Rogue Valley
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Along the Rogue River in Jackson and Josephine counties
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Medford, Ashland, Grants Pass
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297,312 (Jackson/Josephine counties, 2015 est.)[1]
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Treasure Valley
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Along the Snake River in northeastern Malheur County
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Ontario, Nyssa, Vale
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Not available
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Mostly in Idaho.
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Trout Creek Mountains
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Southern Malheur and Harney counties
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McDermitt
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Not available
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Partly in Nevada.
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Tualatin Valley
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Along the Tualatin River in Washington and Clackamas counties
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Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood, Beaverton, Aloha, Hillsboro, Forest Grove, West Linn
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Not available
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Umpqua Valley
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Douglas County
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Roseburg
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Not available
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Wallowa Valley
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Wallowa County along the Wallowa River
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Enterprise, Joseph, Lostine, Wallowa
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6,856 (Wallowa County 2015 est.)[1]
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Warner Valley
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Southeastern Lake County around the Warner Lakes
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Adel, Plush
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Not available
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Willamette Valley
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Area along the Willamette River
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Portland, Salem, Albany, Corvallis, Eugene
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Not available
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