Tucson, Arizona
City
Clockwise, from the top: Downtown Tucson skyline, Old Main, University of Arizona, St. Augustine Cathedral, Santa Catalina Mountains, Saguaro National Park, Pima County Courthouse
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Etymology: O'odham Cuk Ṣon azc, "(at the) base of the black [hill]"
Nicknames:  "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town"
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Location within Pima County
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Coordinates: 32°13′18″N 110°55′35″W / 32.22167°N 110.92639°W / 32.22167; -110.92639
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Pima
Founded	August 20, 1775
Incorporated	February 7, 1877[1]
Founded by	Hugo O'Conor
Ward	6 Wards Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6
Government
• Type	Council-manager government
• Body	Tucson City Council
• Mayor	Regina Romero (D)
• City Manager	Tim Thomure
• City Council	List • Lane Santa Cruz • Paul Cunningham • Kevin Dahl • Nikki Lee • Richard Fimbres • Karin Uhlich
Area [2]
• City	241.31 sq mi (624.99 km2)
• Land	240.99 sq mi (624.17 km2)
• Water	0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2)
Elevation	2,389 ft (728 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• City	542,629
• Rank	33rd in the United States 2nd in Arizona
• Density	2,251.6/sq mi (869.4/km2)
• Metro [4]	1,043,433 (53rd)
Demonym(s)	Tucsonian, Tucsonan
Time zone	UTC-07:00 (MST (no DST))
ZIP Codes	85701-85775
Area code	520
FIPS code	04-77000
GNIS feature ID	43534[5]
Website	tucsonaz.gov

Tucson is a city in Arizona, United States. It is the seat of Pima County. It is 118 miles (188 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles (98 km) north of the Mexican border. It is where the shooting of senator Gabrielle Giffords took place. Arizona has many deserts. It is visited by many people to escape cold weather. Tucson has a population of 547,239 as of 2023^[3] and is the second most populated city in Arizona behind Phoenix. The city has a mean elevation of 2,400 feet. The climate of Tucson is an arid desert climate with very hot summers and mild winters. The monsoon occurs in mid June and ends around late September in the Tucson area.

• Official government website Archived 1998-01-10 at the Wayback Machine

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