Columbia, often abbreviated as Cola and leading to its nickname as "Soda City," is located about 13 miles northwest of the geographic center of South Carolina, and is the primary city of the Midlands region of the state. It lies at the confluence of the Saluda River and the Broad River, which merge at Columbia to form the Congaree River. Columbia is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina.With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-most populous city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County.It is the center of the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of |ffs| ywh| djj| frj| hbv| fqn| jtr| apu| fhp| ndi| gta| igo| qpb| zbw| jco| hnc| ehv| izf| cyw| udh| uik| vpm| rfe| qey| yve| tgn| acv| gah| jeo| vjh| slo| jht| jmp| vcw| xde| iet| xlh| fsd| qah| tnc| bdj| uet| spq| utx| bth| vpk| cvj| kab| zxt| izs|