Andina County, Verona
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Andina County | |
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Comarca de Andina | |
Country | Cartadania |
State | Verona |
Chartered | 1829 |
County seat | Buenaventura |
Largest city | Lutoria |
Government | |
• Body | Board of Supervisors |
• Chief Executive Officer | Felix Guillén (SDP) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,653.8 km2 (2,182.9 sq mi) |
• Rank | 35th |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 6,095,313 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Demonym | Andian |
Area code | 313/725/882/916 |
ICGE Code | 30136003 |
Primary Airport | Gadsden-Samori-Andina International Airport (GSA) (major/international) |
Secondary Airport |
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Interstates | |
Federal routes | |
State Routes | File:Verona 40.svg |
Rapid Transit | PCMTA |
Commuter Rail | LusoRail, PalmettoRail, VME |
Website | Andina County Website |
Andina County, officially the County of Andina (Cartadanian: Comarca de Andina), is a county in the northeastern region of the Commonwealth of Verona, in Cartadania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,095,313 making it Verona's second-most populous county and the most populous landlocked county in Cartadania. Its county seat is the city of Buenaventura, located in the center of the county, while Lutoria is the most populous city, lying northeast of Buenaventura.
Most of the county has a mild Mediterranean climate to tropical climate. From north to south, Andina County extends from the western and southern borders of Sierra County and Victoria County, respectively, to the northern border of Santa Rosa County. From west to east, Andina County stretches from the eastern border of Sinhedes County to its boundary with the county of Sierra. It also shares a very short half-kilometer border in the southwest with the County of Los Angeles.
History
Government and politics
Geography
Adjacent counties
- Victoria County - northwest
- Sierra County - northeast and east
- Santa Rosa County - south
- Los Angeles County - southwest
- Sinhedes County - west
National protected area
Economy
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Demographics
Government and infrastructure
Education
Andina Independent School District is the public school district responsible for public K-12 education in the bulk of Andina County, including all non-enclave unincorporated areas, the cities of Bloomfield, Hampton, October, Sienna, and Umbria, and the census-designated place of Orimas. It is discontiguous, with the northern portion of the county split from the south by the county's other school systems. It contains over 350 public elementary, middle, and high schools district-wide, including several selective-admission magnet schools. There are eleven selective enrollment high schools in the Andina ISD, designed to meet the needs of county's most academically advanced students. These schools offer a rigorous curriculum with mainly honors and accelerated courses. With approximately 200,000 students, Andina ISD is one of the largest school districts in both Verona and Cartadania.
Other school districts serving the county include:
- Buenaventura Independent School District serving the city of Buenaventura
- Lutoria Independent School District serving the cities of Alicia, Culiamanca, Lutoria, Palacios, and Solana
- North Central Independent School District serving the cities of Arroyo, Emporia, Mariada, and Sacristan
- Pirasende Independent School District, serving the city of Pirasende (partly in Santa Rosa County)
- Willow Grove Independent School District, serving the cities of Andina Junction, Halax, Hawley, Sterling, West Hawley, and Willow Grove
- Valdez Independent School District serving the city of Valdez and the enclaved CSD of Caricana
Transportation
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Sister counties
Communities
Cities
Census-designated places
- Apotanejo
- Cantumal
- Guamosa
- Juadenas
- Orimas