Columbia

Columbia is the capital and second biggest city of the U.S. province of South Carolina, with a populace gauge of 134,309 starting at 2016.2 The city fills in as the area seat of Richland County, and a segment of the city stretches out into neighboring Lexington County. The name Columbia is an idyllic term utilized for the United States, starting from the name of Christopher Columbus. The city is found around 13 miles 21 km northwest of the geographic focal point of South Carolina, and is the essential city of the Midlands area of the state. It lies at the conjunction of the Saluda River and the Broad River, which converge at Columbia to frame the Congaree River. Columbia is home to the University of South Carolina, the state's lead college and the biggest in the state, and is likewise the site of Fort Jackson, the biggest United States Army establishment for Basic Combat Training. Columbia is likewise found 20 miles west of the site of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, which is worked by the U.S. Aviation based armed forces and is utilized as a preparation base for the 169th Fighter Wing of The South Carolina Air National Guard. Columbia is likewise the area of the South Carolina State House, which is the focal point of government for the state.