Central Oklahoma is the geographical name for the central region of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is also known by the Oklahoma Department of Tourism designation, Frontier Country.
The Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area is the primary economic, tourism, commercial, industrial, and grographical hub of Central Oklahoma, as well as its primary cultural center, as the vast majority of Central Oklahoma's residents live in the greater Oklahoma City area. The only Central Oklahoma city which is not considered a suburb of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area is Stillwater.
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