Central Naugatuck Valley

Central Naugatuck Valley
The Central Naugatuck Valley Region of Connecticut
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
County	New Haven
County	Litchfield
Area
• Total	309.0 sq mi (800.3 km2)
Highest elevation	1,133 ft (345 m)
Lowest elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	287,768
• Density	930/sq mi (360/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)

The Central Naugatuck Valley is a region of Connecticut in New Haven and Litchfield counties located approximately 70 miles northeast of New York City and 110 miles southwest of Boston. The region comprises thirteen towns: Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Cheshire, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oxford, Prospect, Southbury, Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott, and Woodbury.

The Naugatuck River, which acts as the region's namesake, flows through the center of the region from Thomaston to Beacon Falls. The river begins at the confluence of Jakes Brook, Hart Brook, and Hall Meadow Brook in the western part of Torrington and flows 40 miles before entering the Housatonic River in Derby. The Central Naugatuck Valley is one of three regions that comprises the Naugatuck River Valley, the others being the Lower Naugatuck Valley, also known as "The Valley", and the Upper Naugatuck Valley, which is part of the larger Litchfield Hills region.