Phoenix metropolitan area
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The Phoenix metropolitan area, locally known as the Valley of the Sun (or just The Valley), is a metropolitan area that includes Phoenix, Arizona, and all of the rest of Maricopa County, and Pinal County.
The population of the Phoenix metropolitan area increased by 45% from 1990 through 2000, compared to the average United States rate of 15%, helping to make Arizona the second fastest growing state in the nation in the 1990s (the fastest was Nevada). The 2000 Census reports the population of the metro area to be 3,072,149. According to the World Gazetteer, the Phoenix metro area has an estimated total population of 3,792,520 as of 2004.
Cities and towns in the Phoenix metropolitan area
- Apache Junction
- Anthem
- Avondale
- Ahwatukee
- Black Canyon City
- Buckeye
- Carefree
- Cave Creek
- Chandler
- El Mirage
- Fountain Hills
- Gilbert
- Glendale
- Gold Canyon
- Goodyear
- Guadalupe
- Higley
- Litchfield Park
- Mesa
- New River
- Paradise Valley
- Phoenix
- Peoria
- Rio Verde
- Queen Creek
- San Tan
- Scottsdale
- Sun City
- Sun City West
- Sun Lakes
- Surprise
- Tempe
- Tolleson
- Wickenburg
- Youngtown
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| Regions |
North Central Arizona | Northern Arizona | Phoenix metropolitan area | Southern Arizona | Arizona Strip |
| Counties |
Apache | Cochise | Coconino | Gila | Graham | Greenlee | La Paz | Maricopa | Mohave | Navajo | Pima | Pinal | Santa Cruz | Yavapai | Yuma |
| Largest cities |
Chandler | Gilbert | Glendale | Mesa | Peoria | Phoenix | Scottsdale | Tempe | Tucson |
