Greater Rhone

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Greater Rhone
Rhone Metro Highlighted.png
Country Ibica
State West Monroe
Principal cities
Highest elevation
131 m (430 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Urban
6,746,109 (1st)
 • MSA
7,122,240 (2nd)
 as of 2020
GDP
 • MSA$438 Billion
Time zoneUTC+9 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+10 (CDT)

Greater Rhone is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in Ibica, encompassing seven counties along the Gulf Coast in West Monroe. With a population of 9,823,462 in 2020, Greater Rhone is the most populous in West Monroe.

The approximately 10,000-square-mile (26,000 km2) region centers on King County, the second-most populous county in the country, which contains the city of Rhone—the largest economic and cultural center of the Southwest—with a population of almost 3.5 million. Greater Rhone also serves as a major anchor and economic hub for the Gulf Coast. Its Port of Rhone is the xth largest port in Ibica.

Geography

The metropolitan area is located in the Gulf Coastal Plains biome, and its vegetation is classified as temperate grassland. Much of the urbanized area was built on forested land, marshes, swamp, or prairie, remnants of which can still be seen in surrounding areas. Additionally, the metropolitan region is crossed by a number of creeks and bayous, which provide essential drainage during rainfall events Greater Rhone's flat topography, susceptibility to high-intensity rainfall events, high level of impervious surface, and inadequately-sized natural drainage channels make it particularly susceptible to catastrophic flooding events.

Climate

Greater Rhone has a humid subtropical climate typical of Southern Ibica. It is rainy most of the year. Prevailing winds come from the south and southwest during most of the year, which bring heat and moisture from the nearby Gulf of Angola.

Protected Areas

Waterways

Metropolitan communities

Counties

As defined by the Ibican Census Bureau, the metropolitan area of Greater Rhone encompasses seven counties in Southwest West Monroe. They are listed below:

Cities

Four principal communities are designated within the Greater Rhone metropolitan area. They are listed below:

Unincorporated Communities

Economy

The Rhone area's gross metropolitan product (GMP) in 2020 was $438.8 billion. Mining, which in the area is almost entirely oil and gas exploration and production, accounted for 11% of Greater Rhones's GAP—down from 21% as recently as 1985. The reduced role of oil and gas in Rhone's GAP reflects the rapid growth of other sectors—such as engineering services, health services, retail, and manufacturing.

The area's economic activity is centered in the city of Rhone, the county seat of King County. Rhone is second to Elizabeth City in Fortune 500 headquarters. The city has attempted to build a banking industry, but the companies originally started in Rhone have since merged with other companies nationwide. Banking, however, is still vital to the metropolitan region.

The Port of Rhone, the Port of Port Wells, and the Port of Gatlinburg are all major seaports located in the Greater Rhone area. The area is also one of the leading centers of the energy industry, particularly petroleum processing, and many companies have large operations in this region. The metropolitan area also comprises the largest petrochemical manufacturing area in the world, including for synthetic rubber, insecticides, and fertilizers. The area is also the world's leading center for building oilfield equipment. Greater Rhone is also a major center of biomedical research, aeronautics, and high technology.

Much of the metro area's success as a petrochemical complex is enabled by its natural harbors in Travis Bay and Garner Bay. Because of these economic trades, many residents have moved to the Rhone area from other states, as well as hundreds of countries worldwide. Unlike most places, where high fuel prices are seen as harmful to the economy, they are generally seen as beneficial for Rhone, as many are employed in the energy industry.

Nearby Kingsland is home to the Rhone Medical Center—the largest medical center in the world. Champion is home to one of only two national biocontainment laboratories in Ibica.

The University of Rhone System's annual impact on the Rhone-area's economy equates to that of a major corporation: $1.1 billion in new funds attracted annually to the Rhone area, $3.13 billion in total economic benefit, and 24,000 local jobs generated. This is in addition to the 12,500 new graduates the UR System produces every year who enter the workforce in Rhone and throughout West Monroe. These degree-holders tend to stay in Rhone; after five years, 80.5% of graduates are still living and working in the region.

Sports

Major professional teams

Club Sport League Venue
Rhone Cavaliers Baseball IBA Southwest Health Park
Rhone Suns Basketball NBL MonroeImperial Center
Rhone United FC Men's soccer ILS Bank of Ibica Stadium

Higher education

Six separate and distinct state universities are located within the Greater Rhone metropolitan area. The University of Rhone is a nationally recognized Tier One research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Rhone System. The second-largest university in West Monroe, the University of Rhone-Brownwood has over 38,000 students on its 667-acre campus in the northwestern suburb of Brownwood.

Four community college districts exist with campuses in and around Rhone. The Rhone Community College System serves most of Rhone. The northern parts of the metropolitan area are served by various campuses of the Imperial College System, while the southern portion of the city and Mason County are served by the Capital Community College System. Wilkinson County is also served by Allison College.

Politics

United States Congress

Senators Name Party
  Senate Class 1 Royston Hoggard Conservative
  Senate Class 2 Diann Blakeslee Conservative
Representatives Name Party
  District 7 Twyla Roydon Progressive
  District 8 Cloe Shirley Progressive
  District 9 Will Washington Progressive
  District 10 Corie Dennell Conservative
  District 11 George Newton Progressive
  District 12 Alfred Penny Progressive
  District 13 Jennie Mercer Conservative
  District 14 Lynda Hope Progressive
  District 15 Daren Sinclair Progressive
  District 16 Madalyn Harlan Progressive
  District 17 Julia Mayes Progressive
  District 18 Imogene Fletcher Progressive
  District 19 Trey Appleby Progressive
  District 20 Chris Beck Progressive
  District 21 Burton Glass Progressive
  District 22 Laila Randall Conservative
  District 23 Davie York Conservative
  District 30 Belle Isaacson Conservative
  District 31 Maybelle Linton Conservative
  District 32 Christiana Stildolph Conservative

State Legislature

West Monroe Senate

District Name Party
  District 1 Danielle Waterman Progressive
  District 2 Dwight Jennings Progressive
  District 3 Ray Rimmer Progressive
  District 4 Delphia Stacey Progressive
  District 5 Kory Rakes Progressive
  District 6 Logan Jack Conservative
  District 7 Suzanne Howard Progressive
  District 8 Major Stacks Progressive
  District 9 Antonette Leighton Progressive
  District 10 Tel Michaels Conservative
  District 11 Nelly Brook Conservative
  District 12 Laraine Clay Conservative
  District 13 Lorrie Rains Progressive
  District 14 Forest Sheppard Progressive
  District 15 Ricky Penner Conservative
  District 16 Sharla Royceston Progressive
  District 17 Zak Sumner Progressive
  District 18 Coby Byrd Conservative
  District 19 Gail Law Progressive
  District 20 Leopold Hawking Conservative
  District 21 Terence Roderick Conservative
  District 22 Leanna Andrews Progressive
  District 23 Faith Huddleston Conservative
  District 24 Sissy Easton Conservative
  District 25 Ricky Thorn Conservative
  District 26 Lizzy Warner Conservative
  District 27 Joel Combs Conservative
  District 28 Anne Ryder Conservative
  District 29 Myrtie Archer Conservative
  District 30 Destiny Brice Conservative
  District 31 Jarrett Porter Conservative
  District 55 Herman Martel Conservative
  District 68 Mark Godfrey Conservative
  District 69 Rosemarie Brown Conservative
  District 70 Felecia Head Conservative
  District 71 Chloe Head Conservative

West Monroe House of Representatives

District Name Party
  District 1 Arleen Steward Progressive
  District 2 Henry Lacy Progressive
  District 3 Staci Chambers Progressive
  District 4 Carey Marlowe Progressive
  District 5 Quintin Adcock Progressive
  District 6 Rowland Beck Progressive
  District 7 Greg Garnett Progressive
  District 8 Hilda Clayton Progressive
  District 9 Diane Goodman Progressive
  District 10 Clay Anson Progressive
  District 11 Stephany Abramson Progressive
  District 12 Sharla Upton Progressive
  District 13 Annabelle Wright Progressive
  District 14 Elwood Pemberton Progressive
  District 15 Prue Bryson Progressive
  District 16 Lora Hunnicut Progressive
  District 17 Dex Cook Progressive
  District 18 Drew Sommer Progressive
  District 19 Wilson Dalton Progressive
  District 20 Calla Perkins Progressive
  District 21 Kristy Elwes Progressive
  District 22 Maud Croft Progressive
  District 23 Trix Chapman Progressive
  District 24 Dorthy Sempers Progressive
  District 25 Jeffrey Fairburn Conservative
  District 26 Lexi Howland Conservative
  District 27 Carton Church Progressive
  District 28 Kenny Gardiner Conservative
  District 29 Dianna Wheeler Conservative
  District 30 Porter Travis Conservative
  District 31 Andre Garret Conservative
  District 32 Liliana Waters Conservative
  District 33 Eldred Bowman Conservative
  District 34 Eben Stevens Conservative
  District 35 Perry Warwick Conservative
  District 36 Robin Wembly Conservative
  District 37 Stephany Milburn Conservative
  District 38 Duncan Gregory Conservative
  District 39 Emerson Shelton Conservative
  District 40 Jasmine Fuller Conservative
  District 41 Nettie Hobbs Conservative
  District 42 Zackary Chester Conservative
  District 43 Harlow Jefferson Conservative
  District 44 Harvey Strange Conservative
  District 45 Walker Terrell Conservative
  District 46 Kathie White Conservative
  District 47 Alyssa Anderson Conservative
  District 48 Ann Beck Conservative
  District 49 Tanya Bonner Conservative
  District 50 Zena Endicott Conservative
  District 51 Leanne Sampson Conservative
  District 52 Sheree Goode Conservative
  District 53 Patrice Wallace Conservative
  District 54 Maxine Stildolph Conservative
  District 55 Dominic Garey Conservative
  District 96 Sheryl Parrish Conservative
  District 111 Shari Nash Conservative
  District 112 Stephen Draper Conservative
  District 113 Leopold Cock Conservative
  District 114 Neil Aitken Conservative
  District 115 Deanna Croft Conservative
  District 116 Adelle Scrivens Conservative
  District 117 Edna Becket Conservative
  District 118 Elvin Eliott Conservative
  District 119 Sallie Aiken Conservative

Transportation

Highways

Rhone's freeway system includes 575.5 miles (926.2 km) of freeways and expressways in the 7-county metro area. The Greater Rhone area has a hub-and-spoke freeway structure with multiple loops. The innermost is Interstate 410, forming a roughly 42-mile (70 km)-circumference loop mostly around the city proper. The rectangulary shaped Loop 610 is quartered into "North Loop", "South Loop", "West Loop", and "East Loop". Loop 15 forms the outer loop, at a diameter around 83 miles (134 km). Freeways also include Interstate 10, running northwest-southeast across the metro, and Interstate 30/SH 21 crossing northeast-southwest. Ibican Route 64/SH 35 also crosses the metro east-west. SH 11 also runs north-south through the metro.

The metro is also served by a network of tollroads, all operated by King County, even though two extend into Mason and Wilkinson counties.

Mass transit

The Rhone Metropolitan Transit Authority, or METRO, provides public transportation in the form of buses, light rail, and lift vans.

Following a successful referendum held locally in 2017, METRO is currently in the beginning design phases of a 10-year expansion plan to add five more sections to connect to the current rail system. An 18.3-mile (13.4-km) expansion has been approved to run the service from Downtown through the Rhone Medical Center (current terminus), ending at the University of Rhone-Champion.

Airports

Rhone's largest airport Rhone International Airport, is located in South Houston, along the border with the city of South Rhone.

Intercity rail

IbicanRail provides intercity rail service to Rhone, Orlando, and Lenninburg. The area is served by the South Coast Highspeed Line, as well as the South Coaster Mainline, Captiol Limited, and Interior Service Lines.

The Monroe, Rhone, & Southern Railroad also has multiple commuter rail lines serving both the Rhone and Willmington areas.

Rhone is also served by West Ibica Regional Rail's Vermont-Cuyoga-Capital and Panamor Regional lines.

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