West Michigan

This article is about the geographic region of Western Michigan. For the university, see Western Michigan University. For the university's athletic program, see Western Michigan Broncos.
West Michigan
A broad definition of West Michigan.
A broad definition of West Michigan.
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
Largest cityGrand Rapids
Other cities
List
Map of the region, employing a narrow definition.

West Michigan and Western Michigan are terms for a region in the U.S. state of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Generally, it refers to the Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland area, and more broadly to most of the region along the Lower Peninsula's Lake Michigan shoreline, but there is no official definition.