nyuuzyou/wikis huggingface dataset:
Region/USA/AZ

While Arizona's NaNoWriMo presence is concentrated in the large regions of Phoenix, Tuscon, and East Valley, the other regions also have a respectable NaNo presence.
* USA::Arizona::East Valley
* USA::Arizona::Elsewhere
* USA::Arizona::Flagstaff
* USA::Arizona::Patagonia
* USA::Arizona::Phoenix
* USA::Arizona::Prescott
* USA::Arizona::Tucson
* USA::Arizona::Yuma
Arizona
Arizona
Region/USA/AZ/East Valley

The USA :: Arizona :: East Valley region consists of the cities of Mesa, Chandler, Tempe, Scottsdale, and the surrounding area.
==Municipial Liaisons==
===Present===
* shari13 (?-2014-present)
===Past===
* nekowriternyan
* Matt Mesnard (?-2014-2016)
* megameg (2016-2019)
* KJ Shay (2018-2019)
==Statistics==
* In 2012, the East Valley region wrote 12,044,643 words.
* In 2013, the East Valley region wrote 8,901,370 words.
* In 2014, 382 East Valley novelists wrote 8,630,412 words, with an average wordcount of 22,592 words.
* In 2015, 461 East Valley novelists wrote 9,900,211 words, with an average wordcount of 21,745 words.
* In 2016, 416 East Valley novelists wrote 7,968,103 words, with an average wordcount of 19,154 words.
* In 2017, 425 East Valley novelists wrote 8,552,679 words, with an average wordcount of 20,123 words.
* In 2018, 378 East Valley novelists wrote 7,498,151 words, with an average wordcount of 19,836 words.
* 2019: 401 novelists; 115 winners; 8,844,858 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 251 novelists; 5,346,375 words written; 21,300 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Notes==
==External Links==
* East Valley Regional Page
* East Valley regional forum
* On Facebook
* On Twitter
Category:Arizona regions
Region/USA/AZ/Elsewhere

USA :: Arizona :: Elsewehere consists of the areas of Arizona that are not a part of any of the other Arizona regions.
==Municipial Liaisons==
===Present===
* J.A. Marlow (2019-present)
===Past===
* thblackflame
* immortality1278 (2015)
* Dreamers Cove (?-2014-2016)
* RoseamBarnett (2017)
* inspie_girl (2018)
==Statistics==
* In 2012, the Elsewhere region wrote 7,372,762 words.
* In 2013, the Elsewhere region wrote 4,784,212 words.
* In 2014, 226 Elsewhere novelists wrote 5,104,551 words with an average wordcount of 22,586 words.
* In 2015, 223 Elsewhere novelists wrote 4,844,670 words with an average wordcount of 21,724 words. 
* In 2016, 213 Elsewhere novelists wrote 8,509,271 words with an average wordcount of 39,949 words.
* In 2017, 164 Elsewhere novelists wrote 3,073,363 words with an average wordcount of 18,740 words.
* In 2018, 192 Elsewhere novelists wrote 3,484,872 words with an average wordcount of 18,150 words.
* 2019: 192 novelists; 56 winners; 4,429,064 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 124 novelists; 2,799,199 words written; 22,574 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Elsewhere regional page
* Elsewhere regional forum
Category:Arizona regions
Region/USA/AZ/Flagstaff

USA :: Arizona :: Flagstaff is a region consisting of the city of Flagstaff.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* Cory5412 (?-2014-present)
===Past===
* thefoolonthehill (?-2014-2015)
* otayuriistheliteralbest (2018)
==Statistics==
* In 2012, the Flagstaff region wrote 4,415,478 words.
* In 2013, the Flagstaff region wrote 3,546,111 words.
* In 2014, 153 Flagstaff novelists wrote 3,054,006 words, with an average wordcount of 19,960 words.
* In 2015, 147 Flagstaff novelists wrote 2,780,789 words, with an average wordcount of 18,916 words.
* In 2016, 113 Flagstaff novelists wrote 1,876,146 words, with an average wordcount of 16,603 words.
* In 2017, 116 Flagstaff novelists wrote 2,447,871 words, with an average wordcount of 21,102 words.
* In 2018, 133 Flagstaff novelists wrote 2,849,218 words, with an average wordcount of 21,422 words.
* 2019: 118 novelists; 34 winners; 2,843,050 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 78 novelists; 1,372,902 words written; 17,601 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Flagstaff regional page
* Flagstaff regional forum
Category:Arizona regions
Region/USA/AZ/Patagonia

USA :: Arizona :: Patagonia consists of the town of Patagonia.
==Municipal Liaisons==
* Patagonia currently does not have a municipal liaison. (?-2013-present)
==Regional Stats==
* In 2014, 0 Patagonia novelists wrote 0 words, with an average wordcount of 0 words.
* In 2015, 5 Patagonia novelists wrote 218,403 words, with an average wordcount of 43,680 words.
* In 2016, 3 Patagonia novelists wrote 70,759 words, with an average wordcount of 23,586 words.
* In 2017, 2 Patagonia novelists wrote 85,654 words, with an average wordcount of 42,827 words.
* In 2018, 4 Patagonia novelists wrote 25,367 words, with an average wordcount of 6,341 words.
* 2019: 11 novelists; 7 winners; 374,045 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 2 novelists; 50,174 words written; 25,087 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Patagonia regional page
* Patagonia regional forum
Category:Arizona regions
Region/USA/AZ/Phoenix

The USA :: Arizona :: Phoenix region consists of Phoenix, as well as the greater Phoenix area. It is currently the largest region in Arizona with over 6,000 members.
==Statistics==
* In 2012, the Phoenix region wrote 24,590,372 words.
* In 2013, the Phoenix region wrote 20,019,515 words.
* In 2014, 1,069 Phoenix novelists wrote 18,957,218 words, with an average wordcount of 17,733 words.
* In 2015, 1,169 Phoenix novelists wrote 20,447,587 words, with an average wordcount of 17,491 words.
* In 2016, 1,051 Phoenix novelists wrote 17,558,141 words, with an average wordcount of 16,706 words.
* In 2017, 983 Phoenix novelists wrote 18,293,640 words, with an average wordcount of 18,610 words.
* In 2018, 921 Phoenix novelists wrote 15,519,697 words, with an average wordcount of 16,850 words.
* 2019: stats unavailable2019's totals, when available, were provided through a third-party tool using the non-public Word Count API. This region was large enough to overload the tool.
* 2020: 603 novelists; 12,315,745 words written; 20,424 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipial Liaisons==
===Present===
* Noonien (2015-present)
===Past===
* angelsfromheaven2000
* azteri
* mynt (?-2014)
* akepleigh (?-2014-2017)
* Dancing-Writer (2015-2017)
* WillowSanders (2018)
* andiejc (2018)
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Phoenix regional page
* Phoenix regional forum
* PhoeNoWriMo Facebook
Category:Arizona regions
Region/USA/AZ/Prescott

USA :: Arizona :: Prescott consists of the city of Prescott. As of June 2018, its About Us reads:
Located in the high desert hills of north central Arizona, the Prescott area Wrimos are dedicated to putting words on paper every chance we get. Join us. We know how to have fun the write way. 
==Municipial Liaisons==
===Present===
* quillandink (2013-present)
===Past===
* Word Genie (?-2014-2018)
* Past MLs for this region, if any, are unknown. Add them here if you know any.
==Statistics==
* In 2012, the Prescott region wrote 2,297,535 words.
* In 2013, the Prescott region wrote 2,484,282 words.
* In 2014, 92 Prescott novelists wrote 2,163,771 words, with an average wordcount of 23,519 words.
* In 2015, 97 Prescott novelists wrote 2,441,305 words, with an average wordcount of 25,168 words.
* In 2016, 89 Prescott novelists wrote 1,558,387 words, with an average wordcount of 17,509 words.
* In 2017, 73 Prescott novelists wrote 1,861,363 words, with an average wordcount of 25,498 words.
* In 2018, 72 Prescott novelists wrote 1,562,692 words, with an average wordcount of 21,704 words.
* 2019: 74 novelists; 17 winners; 1,644,866 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 55 novelists; 1,106,476 words written; 20,118 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Prescott regional page
* Prescott regional forum
Category:Arizona regions
Region/USA/AZ/Tucson

USA :: Arizona :: Tucson consists the city of Tucson and Pima County. It is currently the second largest region in Arizona, with over 4400 members.
==Municipial Liaisons==
===Present===
* arrowsmith37 (2019-present)
* Cofiwch (2020)
* Diana.Grimm (2020)
* RustyStarlight (2020)
===Past===
* KatharaSophia (?-2014)
* kkylie
* tenshiken
* Xandyn Harding (?-2014-2017)
* eos.prime.713 (2019)
* Willow Rose (2019)
* no ML (2018)
==Statistics==
* In 2012, the Tucson region wrote 13,121,775 words.
* In 2013, the Tucson region wrote 11,654,680 words.
* In 2014: 508 Tucson novelists wrote 9,560,711 words, with an average wordcount of 18,820 words.
* In 2015, 517 Tucson novelists wrote 9,399,586 words, with an average wordcount of 18,181 words.
* In 2016, 451 Tucson novelists wrote 7,986,308 words, with an average wordcount of 17,708 words.
* In 2017, 419 Tucson novelists wrote 8,379,217 words, with an average wordcount of 19,998 words.
* In 2018, 401 Tucson novelists wrote 7,539,404 words, with an average wordcount of 18,801 words.
* 2019: 353 novelists; 102 winners; 8,134,667 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 291 novelists; 6,640,470 words written; 22,819 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Tucson regional page
* Tucson regional forum
* NaNoTucson Facebook group
Category:Arizona regions
Region/USA/AZ/Yuma

USA :: Arizona :: Yuma is the second-smallest region in Arizona with 315 members as of January 2019.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* Meleesa (?-2015-present)
* Christine Howard (2015-present)
===Past===
If you know of any past Yuma MLs, add them here.
==Statistics==
* In 2012, the Yuma region wrote 937,746 words.
* In 2013, the Yuma region wrote 945,337 words.
* In 2014, 27 Yuma novelists wrote 714,438 words, with an average wordcount of 26,460 words.
* In 2015, 56 Yuma novelists wrote 1,972,719 words, with an average wordcount of 35,227 words.
* In 2016, 51 Yuma novelists wrote 1,938,162 words, with an average wordcount of 38,003 words.
* In 2017, 42 Yuma novelists wrote 1,374,552 words, with an average wordcount of 32,727 words.
* In 2018, 34 Yuma novelists wrote 1,731,877 words, with an average wordcount of 50,937 words.
* 2019: 39 novelists; 21 winners; 1,264,607 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 29 novelists; 855,883 words written; 29,513 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Yuma regional page
* Yuma regional forum
* Yuma Facebook group
Category:Arizona regions
Region/USA/CA

California has a large NaNoWriMo presence, due in part to being the birthplace of NaNo and the home of NaNoWriMo HQ, as well as being a very populous state to begin with.
==California Regional Directory==
* USA :: California :: Antelope Valley
* USA :: California :: Bakersfield
* USA :: California :: Central Valley
* USA :: California :: Chico
* USA :: California :: East Bay
* USA :: California :: Elsewhere
* USA :: California :: Hemet/San Jacinto
* USA :: California :: Humboldt County
* USA :: California :: Indian Wells Valley
* USA :: California :: Lompoc
* USA :: California :: Long Beach & Torrance
* USA :: California :: Los Angeles
* USA :: California :: Marin
* USA :: California :: Modesto
* USA :: California :: Monterey
* USA :: California :: North San Diego County
* USA :: California :: Orange County North
* USA :: California :: Orange County South
* USA :: California :: Pomona Valley
* USA :: California :: Redding
* USA :: California :: Riverside County
* USA :: California :: Sacramento
* USA :: California :: Salinas
* USA :: California :: San Bernardino
* USA :: California :: San Diego
* USA :: California :: San Francisco
* USA :: California :: San Luis Obispo
* USA :: California :: Santa Barbara
* USA :: California :: Santa Clarita
* USA :: California :: Santa Cruz
* USA :: California :: SF Peninsula
* USA :: California :: Solano County
* USA :: California :: Sonoma
* USA :: California :: South Bay
* USA :: California :: Stockton
* USA :: California :: Tuolumne County
* USA :: California :: Ventura County
* USA :: California :: Yolo County
==Former Regions==
* USA :: California :: Ridgecrest
California
Region/USA/CA/Antelope Valley

USA :: California :: Antelope Valley is a NaNoWriMo region for the Antelope Valley area.
==Regional Stats==
* 2014: 86 novelists; 1,457,455 words written; 16,947 average wordcount
* 2015: 73 novelists; 1,290,537 words written; 17,678 average wordcount
* 2016: 76 novelists; 1,080,132 words written; 14,212 average wordcount
* 2017: 66 novelists; 1,011,392 words written; 15,324 average wordcount
* 2018: 53 novelists; 916,876 words written; 17,299 average wordcount
* 2019: 52 novelists; 17 winners; 1,228,832 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 30 novelists; 471,427 words written; 15,714 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* Feylin (2017-present)
===Past===
* entity_tk (2013-2014)
* AlmostCrazyCat-lady (2017)
* no ML (2015-2016)
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Antelope Valley regional page
* Antelope Valley regional forum
Category:California regions
Region/USA/CA/Bakersfield

USA :: California :: Bakersfield is a NaNoWriMo region for the Bakersfield area.
==Regional Stats==
* 2014: 143 novelists; 2,978,513 words written; 20,828 average wordcount
* 2015: 138 novelists; 2,721,068 words written; 19,717 average wordcount
* 2016: 133 novelists; 2,529,527 words written; 19,019 average wordcount
* 2017: 115 novelists; 3,024,376 words written; 26,298 average wordcount
* 2018: 118 novelists; 2,238,543 words written; 18,970 average wordcount
* 2019: 93 novelists; 33 winners; 2,284,502 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 79 novelists; 1,609,205 words written; 20,370 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* eliza2005 (2020)
===Past===
* ancailindeasrua (?-2013)
* Warlockwarren (2013-2018)
* megantaira (2019)
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Bakersfield regional page
* Bakersfield regional forum
Category:California regions
Region/USA/CA/Central Valley

USA :: California :: Central Valley is a NaNoWriMo region for the Central Valley area. As of May 2016, their About Us reads "We may not have any water, but imagination is pouring out of us all."
==Regional Stats==
* 2014: 284 novelists; 4,963,115 words written; 17,475 average wordcount
* 2015: 256 novelists; 3,970,116 words written; 15,508 average wordcount
* 2016: 241 novelists; 4,167,830 words written; 17,293 average wordcount
* 2017: 231 novelists; 3,950,190 words written; 17,100 average wordcount
* 2018: 236 novelists; 3,750,197 words written; 15,890 average wordcount
* 2019: 214 novelists; 62 winners; 4,784,924 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 152 novelists; 2,851,907 words written; 18,763 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* siberiankoalas (2020)
===Past===
* all_star_sharpie (?-2014)
* Rainy Skye Rose (2015)
* integritea (2019)
* makotokitagawa (2019)
* no ML (2016-2018)
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Central Valley regional page
* Central Valley regional forum
Category:California regions
Region/USA/CA/Chico

USA :: California :: Chico is a NaNoWriMo region for the Chico area. It was known as United States :: California :: Chico & Redding until Redding became its own region in 2016.
==Regional Stats==
* 2014: 162 novelists; 3,234,918 words written; 19,968 average wordcount
* 2015: 167 novelists; 2,918,362 words written; 17,475 average wordcount
* 2016: 119 novelists; 2,282,447 words written; 19,180 average wordcount
* 2017: 114 novelists; 2,040,697 words written; 17,900 average wordcount
* 2018: 112 novelists; 2,562,408 words written; 22,878 average wordcount
* 2019: 88 novelists; 32 winners; 2,312,741 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 71 novelists; 2,062,926 words written; 29,055 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* SAHiner (2019-present)
===Past===
* born-free (?-2014)
* ry_sabir (2015)
* aislingeach (2016-2018)
==Nearby Regions==
* USA :: California :: Redding, a region about 90 minutes to the north.
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Chico regional page
* Chico regional forum
Category:California regions
Region/USA/CA/East Bay

USA :: California :: East Bay is a California region in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is home to the NaNoWriMo HQ office. From their regional info: "We are the birthplace of NaNoWriMo. How can we not rock? We're the home of writers Jack London, Maxine Hong Kingston, Sidney Howard, Gertrude Stein, Amy Tan, and you!"
==Regional Stats==
* 2014: 1,170 novelists; 21,853,103 words written; 18,677 average wordcount
* 2015: 1,204 novelists; 21,836,252 words written; 18,136 average wordcount
* 2016: 1,070 novelists; 17,735,853 words written; 16,575 average wordcount
* 2017: 977 novelists; 17,628,908 words written; 18,043 average wordcount
* 2018: 937 novelists; 16,928,429 words written; 18,066 average wordcount
* 2019: stats unavailable2019's totals, when available, were provided through a third-party tool using the non-public Word Count API. This region was large enough to overload the tool.
* 2020: 613 novelists; 12,880,267 words written; 21,012 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* Ixy-Pixy (2009-present)
* syaffolee (2017-present)
===Past===
* araneae (2005-2006)
* SashaClover (2007)
* Kat Fireblade (2007)
* Mark (2007)
* Reading Redhead (2008, 2010)
* aandune (2008)
* honeywell (2011-2019)
* goldarn (2009-2010, 2013-2015, 2017-2019)
==Nearby Regions==
* United States :: California :: San Francisco
* United States :: California :: SF Peninsula
* United States :: California :: South Bay
==Notes==
==External Links==
* United States :: California :: East Bay page
* East Bay regional forum
* @EastBayNaNo on Twitter
* East Bay Regional Discord
Category:California regions
Region/USA/CA/Elsewhere

USA :: California :: Elsewhere consists of all the parts of California that aren't in any of the other California regions. New California regions may come from Elsewhere.
The regional mascot is Elsie the Bear.
In 2009 California :: Elsewhere won the League 2 Donation Derby.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* art4earthlings (2016-present)
* harper57 (2016-present)
===Past===
* muninsfire (2014)
* Skybluefusion (2015)
* Kitsune moonstar (2015)
* Surfwriter (2015)
* Twinkle Toes the Berserker (2016-2019)
* venuslizard (2017)
* janegotlost (2017)
==Statistics==
* In 2013 the region wrote 8,253,557 words, or 20032.91 words per homed Wrimo.
* 2014: 323 novelists; 6,436,698 words written; 19,927 average wordcount
* 2015: 321 novelists; 6,054,125 words written; 18,860 average wordcount
* 2016: 328 novelists; 5,646,602 words written; 17,215 average wordcount
* 2017: 332 novelists; 6,604,775 words written; 19,893 average wordcount
* 2018: 301 novelists; 5,073,438 words written; 16,855 average wordcount
* 2019: 314 novelists; 95 winners; 7,402,157 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 140 novelists; 3,634,046 words written; 25,957 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Notes==
==External Links==
* California :: Elsewhere regional page
* California :: Elsewhere forum
* California Elsewhere website
* @Calwrimos on twitter
Category:2009 Donation Derby winners
Category:California regions