The city of Cincinnati itself covers a land area of 199.9 sq km (77.2 sq mi) and extends northward from the Ohio River across two broad terraces, which roughly parallel the riverfront. Beyond the terraces, a series of wooded hills rise in a semicircle up to 140 m (450 ft) above the level of the river. The lowland area along the river is known locally as the Basin. Mill Creek and the Little Miami River cut across both terraces in a southerly direction before joining the Ohio River.
The extensive Cincinnati metropolitan area comprises Hamilton, Clermont, Warren, and Brown counties in Ohio; Kenton, Campbell, Boone, Grant, Pendleton, and Gallatin counties in Kentucky; and Dearborn and Ohio counties in Indiana. The total area of the metropolitan area is 8658 sq km (3343 sq mi). In addition to Cincinnati, the principal cities in the metropolitan area are Covington and Newport, in Kentucky, and Norwood and Springdale, in Ohio.
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