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City of Phoenix
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Nickname(s): "Valley of the Sun"
Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona
Coordinates: 33°26′54″N 112°04′26″W / 33.44833°N 112.07389°W / 33.44833; -112.07389
Country
United States
State
Arizona
County
Maricopa
Incorporated
February 5, 1881
Government
- Type
Council-Manager
- Mayor
Phil Gordon (D)
Area
- City
517.17 sq mi (1,334.1 km2)
- Land
517.126 sq mi (1,334.1 km2)
- Water
0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation
1,117 ft (340 m)
Population (2008)
- City
1,567,924 (US rank : 5th)
- Density
2,937.8/sq mi (1,188.4/km2)
- Metro
4,281,900
- Demonym
Phoenician
Time zone
MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)
no DST (UTC-7)
Area code(s)
602, 480, 623, 520
FIPS code
04-55000
Website
http://www.phoenix.gov/
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