page_title: Outline of South Dakota
section_title: Administrative divisions of South Dakota
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of South Dakota / Geography of South Dakota / Regions of South Dakota / Administrative divisions of South Dakota
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of South Dakota counties.
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South Dakota:
  South Dakota – state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. South Dakota is the 17th most extensive, but the 5th least populous and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States. Once the southern portion of the Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889 simultaneously with North Dakota. Pierre is the state capital and Sioux Falls, with a population of 159,000, is South Dakota's largest city.
context_section_description: The 66 Counties of the State of South Dakota
  Municipalities in South Dakota
  Cities in South Dakota
  State capital of South Dakota: Pierre
  Largest city in South Dakota: Sioux Falls
  City nicknames in South Dakota
  Towns in South Dakota
caption: An enlargeable map of the 66 counties of the State of South Dakota
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