▁Category : E ly m ni ini ▁Category : But ter f lies ▁of ▁Indones ia ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁William ▁Chap man ▁H ew it son <0x0A> </s> ▁Januar ie ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁January , ▁the ▁month ▁R icky ▁Januar ie , ▁South ▁African ▁rugby ▁union ▁player <0x0A> </s> ▁Lyn ch burg ▁is ▁an ▁independent ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Virginia ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 7 5 , 5 6 8 , ▁estimated ▁to ▁have ▁ris en ▁to ▁ 8 2 , 1 2 6 ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁Mountains ▁along ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁James ▁River , ▁Lyn ch burg ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" City ▁of ▁Seven ▁Hills " ▁or ▁the ▁" H ill ▁City ". ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁Lyn ch burg ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁major ▁city ▁in ▁Virginia ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁re capt ured ▁by ▁the ▁Union ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁Lyn ch burg ▁lies ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁a ▁wider ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁ge ographic ▁center ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁fifth - larg est ▁M SA ▁in ▁Virginia , ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 6 0 , 3 2 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁several ▁institutions ▁of ▁higher ▁education , ▁including ▁Virginia ▁University