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A major city in the Arizona Sun Corridor, Tucson is the largest city in southern Arizona, and the second-largest in the state after Phoenix. It is also the largest city in the area of the historic Gadsden Purchase. As of 2015, the Greater Tucson Metro area has exceeded a population of 1 million.
Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the Arizona Territory in 1862. The now defunct Pah-Ute County was split from Mohave County in 1865, but merged back in 1871. All but La Paz County were created by the time Arizona was granted statehood in 1912.
The City of Tucson is highlighted in red. Incorporated cities are shown in gray and data for their borders and locations are based on the 2000/2030 PAG Transportation Analysis Zone Map . Information for unincorporated locations and borders are based on the Census 2000 Pima County Tract Outline Index Map ( PDF ).
The Office of Management and Budget has further designated the Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area as a component of the more extensive Tucson-Nogales, AZ Combined Statistical Area, [17] the 53rd most populous combined statistical area and the 59th most populous primary statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012. [18] [19]
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 ...
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Arizona is also one of the Four Corners states and is diagonally adjacent to Colorado. Arizona has a total area of 113,998 square miles (295,253 km 2), making it the sixth largest U.S. state. [1] Of this area, just 0.3% consists of water, which makes Arizona the state with the second lowest percentage of water area (New Mexico is the lowest at ...
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