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Marana was named for the Spanish word maraña ("thicket") by 19th-century railroad workers who had to clear a line through the area. In 2007, Marana began hosting the PGA Tour's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (now the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship). Held in late February, the event included the world's top 64 professional golfers.
The Town of Marana is highlighted in red. Information for unincorporated locations and borders are based on the Census 2000 Pima County Tract Outline Index Map ( PDF ). I created this map in w:Inkscape .
In 1999 the Town of Marana bought the airport for Pima County and changed the name to Marana Northwest Regional Airport, then in 2002 renamed it to Marana Regional Airport. [ 4 ] According to the Marana Regional Airport 2017 Airport Master Plan, the airport plans to extend the end of runway 3 to 5,830 ft × 75 ft (1,777 m × 23 m), a 50% increase.
Tucson's Sun Tran bus system serves greater Tucson with standard, express, regional shuttle, and on-demand shuttle bus service. It was awarded Best Transit System in 1988 and 2005. [ 185 ] A 3.9-mile (6.3 km) streetcar line, Sun Link , connects the University of Arizona campus with 4th Avenue, downtown, and the Mercado District west of ...
Marana may refer to: Maraña, a village in León, Spain; Maraṇa, the Pali/Sanskrit term for death; Marana, Arizona, a town in Pima County, Arizona, United States; Marana, Estonia, a village in Estonia; Marana, Syria, a village in Syria; Uva Marana, a synonym of the Italian wine grape Verdicchio; Marana Regional Airport, an airport in Arizona ...
The school is the successor to the previous Marana High School (built in 1953), which became the current Marana Middle School. [3] [4] Since 1975, numerous additional buildings have been constructed around the campus. These include the newest gym, named the Patton Gym in honor of Coach Norman Patton, who coached the Tigers' basketball team in ...
Avra Valley Airport is a general aviation airport in Marana, located about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Tucson, and being used for storage of classic propeller-era airliners. The center-(west) of the valley is at Cocoraque Butte, [ 1 ] 32°13′16″N 111°20′31″W / 32.22119°N 111.34205°W / 32.22119; -111.34205 ( Baldy ...
Marana Unified School District (MUSD) is an above average, public school district located in Marana, AZ, comprising 17 schools in Pima County, Arizona. It has its headquarters in Marana . It has 12,293 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 19 to 1, about 650 teachers.