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