Richmond, Virginia is a city.
The Greater Richmond Region , also known as Richmond-Petersburg , the Richmond metropolitan area or Central Virginia , is a region and metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Virginia , centered on Richmond . Richmond ( [ ˈrɪtʃmənd ] ) is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States . Major suburbs include Midlothian to the southwest , Glen Allen to the north and west , Short Pump to the west and Mechanicsville to the northeast . Short Pump, Virginia . The city is an affluent edge city of Richmond .