Denver Area

The Denver Metropolitan Area is a region in the western state of . The region is centered on the , Colorado's capital and most populous city, but includes many suburbs as well.
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Denver Area

  • Type: Economic region with 2,540,000 residents
  • Description: conurbation region in the U.S. state of Colorado, of which Denver is the central city
  • Also known as: “19740”, “Area metropolitana de Denver-Aurora-Broomfield”, “Denver metropolitan area”, “Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area”, “Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado Metropolitan Statistical Area”, “Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO”, “Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area”, “Denver–Aurora Metropolitan Area”, and “metro Denver area”
  • Category: metropolitan statistical area
  • Location: , , ,
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Latitude of center
39.4337° or 39° 26′ 1″ north
Longitude of center
-104.8944° or 104° 53′ 40″ west
Population
2,540,000
Elevation
6,138 feet (1,871 metres)
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Denver Area” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “àrea metropolitana de Denver”
  • Chinese: “丹佛-奧羅拉-萊克伍德都會統計區”
  • Chinese: “丹佛都會區”
  • Finnish: “Denverin metropolialue”
  • French: “Zone métropolitaine Denver-Aurora”
  • Galician: “área metropolitana de Denver”
  • German: “Metropolregion Denver”
  • Italian: “area metropolitana di Denver-Aurora-Lakewood”
  • Italian: “Area metropolitana di Denver”
  • Northern Frisian: “Metropoolregiuun Denver”
  • Polish: “Obszar metropolitalny Denver”
  • Slovenian: “metropolitansko območje Denver”
  • Spanish: “Área metropolitana de Denver-Aurora-Broomfield”
  • Urdu: “ڈینور میٹروپولیٹن علاقہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Vùng đô thị Denver-Aurora-Broomfield”
  • Vietnamese: “Vùng đô thị Denver”

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