Located in the Midwestern United States, between Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Minnesota, Iowa derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many Native American tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Its east and west borders are formed entirely by rivers, respectively the Mississippi River, the Missouri River and the Big Sioux River, and a part of its southern border is along the Des Moines River.
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