Phoenix, AZ
The Phoenix metropolitan area, also
known as the Valley of the Sun, is a metropolitan area that
includes the City of Phoenix, much of the rest of Maricopa
County, a large section of Pinal County, and small parts of
southern Yavapai County.
The City of Phoenix is the largest and
most populous city in the state of Arizona. It is also the
state capital and the largest state capital in the United
States in terms of population. Phoenix is the only state
capital with a population of more than a million. It is also
the county seat of Maricopa County. It is the largest
city in the American Southwest and the Mountain Time Zone as
well as the second largest city in the Western United States
after Los Angeles, California. It is the region's primary
political, cultural, economic, financial, technological, and
transportation center. Phoenix is located on the banks of
what is now the normally dry Salt River (with the exception
of Tempe Town Lake). The city was incorporated on February
25, 1881. The city is also known by its nickname, The Valley
of the Sun or The Valley, because the city is surrounded by
mountains on all sides. Residents of the city are known as
Phoenicians.
The city is currently the fifth largest city in the United
States in terms of population with a 2007 estimated
population of 1,552,259. During the 1990s Phoenix competed
for the title of fifth largest city in the United Stated
with Philadelphia. Its city proper is the tenth largest for
land area in the United States at 517 square miles (1,340
km˛), causing this to result in a lower population density.
As of 2007, the Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
was the thirteenth largest in the United States, with an
estimated population of 4,179,427.
source Wikipedia, August 2008
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