South Tucson

South Tucson is a city in , , United States and an enclave of the much larger city of . South Tucson is known for being heavily influenced by Hispanic, and especially Mexican, culture; restaurants and shops which sell traditional Mexican food and other goods can be found throughout the city.
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  • Type: Village with 5,570 residents
  • Description: city in Pima County, Arizona, United States
  • Also known as: South Tucson, Arizona” and “South Tucson, AZ

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tucson Convention Center and Sentinel Peak.

Convention center
The is a multi-purpose convention center located in downtown . Built in 1971, the location includes an 8,962-seat indoor arena, two performing arts venues, and 205,000 square feet of meeting space.

Peak
is a 2,897 ft peak in the southwest of downtown Tucson, , United States. The valley's first inhabitants grew crops at the mountain's base, along the Santa Cruz River. is situated 1½ miles northwest of South Tucson.

Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is located in downtown , , . The theater opened on April 11, 1930 as a performance space in downtown Tucson. is situated 1½ miles north of South Tucson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barrio San Antonio and Tucson.

Neighborhood
is a historic barrio located adjacent to and east of downtown , . It is bounded by Aviation Parkway, Arroyo Chico, South Kino Parkway, and South Park Avenue.

, also known as the "Old Pueblo", is the second-largest city in the state of and the county seat of Pima County in the Sonoran Desert. It is at a higher elevation than nearby Phoenix and is correspondingly cooler.

Locality
Tucson is a city in , United States, its most populated city and its county seat. It is the second-most populous city in Arizona with a population of 542,630 at the 2020 census behind only , while the Tucson metropolitan statistical area has an estimated 1.08 million residents and is the 52nd-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. is situated 3½ miles east of South Tucson.

South Tucson

Latitude
32.1995° or 32° 11′ 58″ north
Longitude
-110.96834° or 110° 58′ 6″ west
Population
5,570
Elevation
2,425 feet (739 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US UT3
Open location code
854F52XJ+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150939528
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5315313
Wiki­data ID
Q79893
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“South Tucson” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ساوث توكسون (أريزونا)
  • Arabic: ساوث توكسون
  • Basque: South Tucson
  • Bulgarian: Южен Тусон
  • Catalan: South Tucson
  • Cebuano: South Tucson
  • Chechen: Сауз-Тусон
  • Chinese: South Tucson
  • Chinese: 南图森
  • Croatian: South Tucson, Arizona
  • Croatian: South Tucson
  • Czech: South Tucson
  • Danish: South Tucson
  • Dutch: South Tucson
  • Egyptian Arabic: ساوث توكسون
  • French: South Tucson
  • German: South Tucson
  • Gilaki: سأؤث تۊسان (آريزؤنا)
  • Gilaki: سأؤث تۊسان
  • Haitian: South Tucson, Arizona
  • Haitian: South Tucson
  • Hungarian: South Tucson
  • Ido: South Tucson, Arizona
  • Ido: South Tucson
  • Irish: South Tucson
  • Italian: South Tucson
  • Korean: 사우스 투산
  • Korean: 사우스 투손
  • Korean: 사우스투손
  • Ladin: South Tucson
  • Malagasy: South Tucson, Arizona
  • Malagasy: South Tucson
  • Mazanderani: ساوث توسان
  • Min Nan Chinese: South Tucson
  • Navajo: Shádiʼááhjí Tó Oostsʼąʼ
  • Newari: साउथ टक्सन, एरिजोना
  • Newari: साउथ टक्सन
  • Norwegian Bokmål: South Tucson
  • Norwegian: South Tucson
  • Occitan (post 1500): South Tucson
  • Persian: توسان جنوبی، آریزونا
  • Persian: توسان جنوبی، اریزونا
  • Persian: توسان جنوبی
  • Persian: ساوث توسان
  • Polish: South Tucson
  • Portuguese: South Tucson
  • Rundi: South Tucson
  • Serbian: South Tucson
  • Serbian: Саут Тусон
  • Serbo-Croatian: South Tucson, Arizona
  • Serbo-Croatian: South Tucson
  • Slovak: South Tucson
  • South Azerbaijani: سوت توکسون، آریزونا
  • Spanish: South Tucson (Arizona)
  • Spanish: South Tucson
  • Spanish: Sur Tucson
  • Spanish: Sur Tucsón
  • Swedish: South Tucson, Arizona
  • Swedish: South Tucson
  • Tatar: Сауз-Тусон
  • Turkish: South Tucson, Arizona
  • Turkish: South Tucson
  • Ukrainian: Сауз-Тусон
  • Ukrainian: Саус-Тусон
  • Uzbek: South Tucson
  • Volapük: South Tucson
  • Waray (Philippines): South Tucson, Arizona
  • Waray (Philippines): South Tucson
  • Welsh: South Tucson, Arizona
  • Welsh: South Tucson

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