Salt River Valley

The Salt River Valley is an extensive valley on the in central , which contains the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Although this geographic term still identifies the area, the name "Valley of the Sun" popularly replaced the usage starting in the early 1930s for purposes of boosterism.
  • Valley with an elevation of around 930 feet (280 metres)
  • Description: valley on the Salt River in central Arizona, USA

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Places in the Area

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is a city in , United States, adjacent to .
Village
is a populated place situated…
4½ miles east of Salt River Valley
Town
is a city in , , United States.
6 miles northeast of Salt River Valley
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Latitude
33.38115° or 33° 22′ 52″ north
Longitude
-112.31293° or 112° 18′ 47″ west
Open location code
85599MJP+FR
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Salt River Valley” goes by many names.
Salt River ValleyCebuano
鹽河谷Chinese
dolina reke SaltSlovenian
Salt River ValleySlovenian

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