South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Planning region
South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG)
From top left: New Haven Green, Main Street in Meriden, Downtown New Haven, Milford Harbor, Yale University campus
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Location within the U.S. state of Connecticut
Connecticut's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°22′N 72°49′W / 41.36°N 72.82°W / 41.36; -72.82
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Founded	2013
Largest city	New Haven
Other cities	Meriden, West Haven, Milford
Government
• Executive Director	Carl J. Amento
Area
• Total	367.2 sq mi (951 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	570,487
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	2nd, 3rd, 5th
Website	scrcog.org

Interactive map of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region

The South Central Connecticut Planning Region is a planning region in the Councils of governments in Connecticut and a county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG). In 2022, planning regions were approved to replace Connecticut's counties as county-equivalents for statistical purposes, with full implementation occurring by 2024.^[1][2]