LOCATION@1 is located in the LOCATION@2 state of LOCATION@3 , surrounded by a contiguous region known as the LOCATION@4 , dominated by the large cities LOCATION@5 , LOCATION@6 and LOCATION@7 .

LOCATION@1 lies in the LOCATION@8 state of LOCATION@3 and is surrounded by a region known as the LOCATION@4 , that is near the big cities LOCATION@5 , LOCATION@6 , and LOCATION@7 .
