central region
Middle geographic zone
A central region is the middle area of something—a country, continent, or body: The central region of the state is mostly farmland.
It describes geographic areas that are neither coastal nor peripheral, often characterized by different climate, economy, or culture than the edges. (Capitalized Central Region is a specific administrative division in some countries.)
- heartlandCentral region of significance
- coreCentral essential portion
- dead centerPrecise middle point
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
- ground zeroExplosion's central impact point
fly over country · hub · interior · inner circle · breadbasket · torso · focal point · center stage · nucleus · heart of the matter · belly · no man's land · navel · midpoint · middle ground · mainland · middle · innermost
- regionsregions, area, areas, zone, zones
- inland areasinterior, inland, heartland, hinterland
- SingaporeCBD, PAP, National Day, hawker, multiracialism
- inland terraininland, interior, hinterland, heartland, midland
- Montenegroprincipality, Zeta
central regionperiphery
Boundary or outer region
edge · fringe · border region · margin · outskirts
central regionremote region
Isolated, hard-to-reach territory
backwater · frontier region · boondocks · backcountry · outback