Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Planning region
	Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (SCCOG)
	From top left: Mohegan Sun, Gold Star Memorial Bridge, Submarine Force Library and Museum, Mystic Village, Downtown Historic District in New London
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	Location within the U.S. state of Connecticut
	Connecticut's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 41°29′N 72°05′W / 41.49°N 72.09°W
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Founded	1992
Largest city	Norwich
Other cities	New London, Willimantic, Groton
Government
• Executive Director	Amanda E. Kennedy
Area
• Total	598.1 sq mi (1,549 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	280,430
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	seccog.org

Interactive map of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (SCCOG). In 2022, planning regions were approved to replace Connecticut's counties as county-equivalents for statistical purposes, with full implementation occurring by 2024.^[2]^[3]

^ https://seccog.org/
^ "Governor Lamont Announces U.S. Census Bureau Approves Proposal for Connecticut's Planning Regions To Become County Equivalents". CT.gov. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
^ "Change to County-Equivalents in the State of Connecticut". Federal Register. June 6, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[1] ttps://seccog.org/

[2] "Governor Lamont Announces U.S. Census Bureau Approves Proposal for Connecticut's Planning Regions To Become County Equivalents". CT.gov. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[change-to-county-equivalents-3] "Change to County-Equivalents in the State of Connecticut". Federal Register. June 6, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

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