where is wichita?

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in USA I need full detals

Answer 1

Wichita, also known as the Air Capital, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, as well as a major aircraft manufacturing hub and cultural center. The city is home to five major aircraft manufacturing companies and McConnell Air Force Base. Wichita is located in South Central Kansas on the Arkansas River, and is the county seat of Sedgwick County.

Wichita is the 51st largest city in the United States with an estimated population of 353,823 in the year 2004. The Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which encompasses Sedgwick, Butler, Harvey, and Sumner counties, has a 2004 estimated population of 584,671 persons residing in 245,159 households, making it the 82nd largest MSA in the United States. The Wichita-Winfield Combined Statistical Area also includes Cowley County and has an estimated population of 618,641.


Geography
Wichita is located at 37°41′20″N, 97°20′10″W (37.688848, -97.336226)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 138.9 mi² (359.8 km²). 135.8 mi² (351.6 km²) of it is land and 3.2 mi² (8.2 km²) of it (2.29%) is water.

The city was founded at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas rivers. The Arkansas river runs on to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where it becomes navigable by large boats

Answer 2

I like pklamba231's encyclopedia-like response.

However, Wichita, KS is my hometown and has been for forty years.

Here's my input. Contact me if you need more.

It's the largest city in Kansas.

Employment in the city can be divided into two categories -- those who work for the aircraft industry and those who don't.

There's a military presence in the city with McConnell Air Force Base.

Socially speaking, it's divided into a west-side and an east-side. That's also a physical description as it is divided by the Arkansas River (actually the Little Arkansas River, the Big Arkanasas River, and then the combination of the two).

To get from one side of town to the other is pretty simple as the fastest ways are either east-west via Kellogg or north-south via the Canel Route. To further help getting around fast there's the by-pass which basically encirles the city.

In it's history, it was called the Athens of the Midwest. That's probably true today more than ever. There's a lot of education options present. There used to be mainly three colleges (Wichita State, Friends University, and Kansas Newman College) but now it's Newman University and a whole lot of branch campuses of colleges from the surrounding counties if not the whole state.

While the city still boasts a downtown area, that area is esentially two areas. The true core downtown area which operates on a 8 to 5 time schedule (sorry people, it's 8 to 5 in Kansas, not 9 to 5 as popularized by east coast/west coast philosophies). The other downtown area is Old Town which operates on a more evening and weekend schedule. Otherwise the is built around shopping centers in various areas of the city. There's probably too many Quik Trips and Wal-Marts for most people's taste.

The people are generally genuinely good natured. Hard-core middle of the road sorts. We can't seem to support any kind of semi-pro team (the baseball team is moving away; the hockey team threatens; the soccer team did the same). There's poor areas in the city but not anything like a ghetto. On the other hand, there's also neighborhoods where the captains of industry live. We've got a mix of old neighborhoods and single-entry controlled communities. According to my insurance company after the last hail storm, we also have more the usual number of Saturn cars.

You can get to Wichita by taking the turnpike which passes through Lawrence, Topeka and Emporia to the north and from OKC to the south. There's other highways, but that's the easier route for those who travel here. Four lanes all the way using it that way.

Answer 3

there's a wichita in Kansas....Not to far from Topeka (the capitol) like 3 hours maybe

Answer 4

http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Pyt=Tmap&&csz=Wichita+KS+&Get%A0Map=Get+Map

in kansas

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kansas

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kansas