Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
	State Caipital
	City o Phoenix
	Eemages, frae tap, left tae richt: Papago Park at sunset, Saunt Mary's Basilica, Chase Tower, Phoenix skyline at nicht, Arizona Science Center, Rosson House, the licht rail, a saguaro cactus, an the McDowell Moontains
	Location in Maricopa Coonty an the state o Arizona
	Phoenix, Arizona Location in the Unitit States
	Coordinates: 33°27′N 112°04′W / 33.450°N 112.067°WCoordinates: 33°27′N 112°04′W / 33.450°N 112.067°W
Kintra	Unitit States
State	Arizona
Coonty	Maricopa
Incorporatit	Februar 5, 1881
Govrenment
• Teep	Cooncil-Manager
• Bodi	Phoenix Ceety Cooncil
• Mayor	Greg Stanton (D)
Elevation	350 m (1150 ft)
Population
• State Caipital	1,469,471 (US: 6t)
• Density	1080.2/km2 (2797.8/sq mi)
• Metro	4,263,236 (US: 14t)
• Demonym	Phoenician
Time zone	MST
• Summer (DST)	no DST/PDT
Area code(s)	602, 480, 623, 520
FIPS code	04-55000
Major Airport	Phoenix Sky Harbor Internaitional Airport- PHX (Major/Internaitional)

Phoenix (Spainish: Fénix; O'odham: S-ki:kigk; Yavapai: Wathinka or Wakatehe; Wastren Apache: Fiinigis; Navajo: Hoozdoh; Mojave: Hachpa 'Anya Nyava)^[1] is the caipital, an mucklemaist city, o the American state o Arizona, in addition tae the saxt maist populous city in the Unitit States o Americae, an is the maist populous state caipital in the Unitit States. Phoenix is hame tae 1,445,632 fowk accordin tae the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data.^[2]

It is the anchor o the Phoenix metropolitan area (forby kent as the Valley o the Sun) an is the 12t mucklemaist metro area bi population in the Unitit States wi aboot 4.2 million fowk in 2010.^{[citation needit]} In addeetion, Phoenix is the coonty seat o Maricopa Coonty an is ane o the mucklemaist cities in the Unitit States bi land area.^[3]

Phoenix wis incorporatit as a city in 1881, efter bein foondit in 1861 near the Salt River close tae its confluence wi the Gila River. The city haes a notable an famous poleetical cultur an haes been hame tae numerous influential American politeecians an ither dignitaries, includin Barry Goldwater, William Rehnquist, John McCain, Carl Hayden, an Sandra Day O'Connor. Residents o the city are kent as Phoenicians.

Locatit in the northeastren reaches o the Sonoran Desert, Phoenix haes a subtropical desert climate. In simmer, average heich temperatures are typically ower 100 °F (38 °C).

References

↑ Munro, P et al. A Mojave Dictionary Los Angeles: UCLA, 1992
↑ "Phoenix QuickFacts from US Census Bureau". United States Census Bureau. Archived frae the original on 21 Mey 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 7 Juin 2011.