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The Denver Metropolitan Area is a region in the western U.S. 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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is the capital of the western U.S. state of and the dominant city of the . Founded in 1858 as the placer gold mining camp known as the Cherry Creek Diggings, the "Mile-High City" is today the most populous city within a 560-mile radius and the center of the Front Range Urban Corridor of more than five million residents.

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is a city of about 400,000 of the Denver Metropolitan Area in the western U.S. state of . The city lies immediately east of in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties. In 2008 it was named the "All American City."…

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is a city of about 160,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of . The city lies in Jefferson County, immediately west of and east of the Front Range foothills.

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is a city of about 125,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the U.S. state of . A former farming community in Jefferson and Adams counties, the city is now a residential suburb of .

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is a city of about 115,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of . The city lies northwest of in Adams and Jefferson counties.

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is a city of about 144,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of . The city lies northwest of in Adams and Weld counties.

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is a combined city and county of about 77,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of . lies 14 miles northwest of and 12 miles southeast of .

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is a city of about 45,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of . The seat of Arapahoe County and also extending into adjacent Arapahoe and Douglas counties, the city lies south of along the South Platte River.

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is a city in the Denver Area of . It sits at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and distance-wise is roughly halfway between the cities of and .

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is a city of about 42,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of . The seat of Adams County and also extending into adjacent Weld County, the city lies northeast of along the South Platte River.

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is a suburban city of about 106,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of . The city lies in Arapahoe County southeast of .

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is the main airport serving the Denver region of , USA. Locally known as DIA, the airport is 19 mi northeast of Downtown and is one of the ten busiest airports in the world.

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is a city of 35,000 people in the Denver Area of . is a full-service city with its own, independent park, library, and public works systems, but little to draw visitors.

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is a town of about 81,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of . The seat of Douglas County, the town lies 26 miles south-southeast of .

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is a city of about 15,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the U.S. state of . The city lies southeast of in Arapahoe County.

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is a small town of about 400 souls nestled in the Front Range foothills of the Denver Metropolitan Area in the U.S. state of . The town is located 12 miles southeast of in Jefferson County.

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is an unincorporated community of about 105,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the U.S. state of . The residential suburb lies south of Denver in Douglas County.

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is an unincorporated community of about 9500 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the U.S. state of . The residential suburb lies in the Front Range foothills west-southwest of in Jefferson County.
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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”, “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
12213207
Wiki­data ID
Q2750084
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Denver Area” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “àrea metropolitana de Denver”
  • Catalan: “Denver Area”
  • 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”
  • German: “Metropolregion Denver”
  • Italian: “area metropolitana di Denver-Aurora-Lakewood”
  • Italian: “Area metropolitana di Denver”
  • Northern Frisian: “Metropolregiuun Denver”
  • Polish: “Obszar metropolitalny Denver”
  • Slovenian: “metropolitansko območje Denver”
  • Spanish: “Area metropolitana de Denver-Aurora-Broomfield”
  • 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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