Twin Cities
The Twin Cities area of Minnesota is the political, cultural, and economic capital of the Upper Midwest, and along with the Chicago and Detroit metropolitan areas, forms the core of the North Coast region of the United States.Popular Destinations
Minneapolis
Minneapolis is a city of about 430,000 people and the largest city in Minnesota. Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.Saint Paul
Saint Paul is the capital city and the second largest city of the US state of Minnesota. Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0.Bloomington
Bloomington, Minnesota is a suburb of Minneapolis. It is near the Minneapolis-St. Photo: Aine, CC BY-SA 2.0.Downtown Minneapolis
Downtown is the central business district of Minneapolis. Photo: Joel Penner, CC BY 2.0.Destinations
Brooklyn Park
Brooklyn Park is the sixth largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Woodbury
Woodbury is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, and part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Photo: Iulus Ascanius, Public domain.Chanhassen
Chanhassen is a small city in Minnesota located just southwest of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Photo: Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.Stillwater
Stillwater is a city in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.St. Louis Park
St. Louis Park is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.Roseville
Roseville is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, just north of Saint Paul and east of Minneapolis. Photo: Runner1928, CC BY-SA 4.0.Cottage Grove
Cottage Grove is a city 10 miles south of Saint Paul in Washington County in the State of Minnesota. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids is a city in Anoka County, in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.Chaska
Chaska is a growing city in Minnesota which features a vibrant business and cultural community. Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0.Burnsville
Burnsville is a city 15 miles south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County in the State of Minnesota. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.Shakopee
Shakopee is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Minnesota. Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0.Minnetonka
Minnetonka is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, eight miles west of Minneapolis. Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.Anoka
Anoka is a city in, and the county seat of, Anoka County, Minnesota. Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.Richfield
Richfield is a suburban city in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. Photo: SDHO, CC BY-SA 4.0.Maple Grove
Maple Grove is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie is a city 12 miles southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Hennepin County, and the 12th-largest city in the State of Minnesota. Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.Apple Valley
Apple Valley, a relatively-modern suburban community at the southern edge of Minnesota's… Photo: Kippelboy, CC BY 4.0.White Bear Lake
White Bear Lake is a city in Ramsey County in the state of Minnesota.Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport is the major airport of the Twin Cities region, 7 miles south of downtown Minneapolis and 7 miles southwest of Saint Paul. Photo: Mrjohncummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.Inver Grove Heights
Inver Grove Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. Photo: Hourick, CC BY-SA 3.0.Rosemount
Rosemount is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States, in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.Rogers
Rogers is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.Monticello
Monticello is a city next to the Mississippi River in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.Hastings
Hastings is a city in Dakota and Washington counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota, near the confluence of the Mississippi, Vermillion, and St. Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.Hopkins
Hopkins is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, located west of Minneapolis. Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.Forest Lake
Forest Lake is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States.Arden Hills
Arden Hills is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.North Branch
North Branch is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States, at the junction of Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highway 95.Taylors Falls
Taylors Falls is a town in Chisago County in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. Photo: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0.Chisago City
Chisago City is a northern suburb of the Twin Cities and located in the Chisago Lakes area, comprising Lindstrom and Center City, the county seat of Chisago County in east central Minnesota. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.Bayport
Bayport is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States.Twin Cities
- Type: Economic region
- Description: metropolitan area in Minnesota, USA
- Categories: Metropolitan Statistical Area and twin cities
- Location: Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
Latitude of center 44.9575° or 44° 57' 27" north | Longitude of center -93.1785° or 93° 10' 42.5" west |
Population 3,230,000 | Elevation 899 feet (274 metres) |
GeoNames ID 6955117 |
Also Known As
- Arabic: منيابولس سانت بول
- Asturian: Área metropolitana de Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Catalan: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Chinese: 明尼亞波利斯—聖保羅都會區
- Chinese: 明尼阿波利斯-聖保羅都會區
- Chinese: 明尼阿波利斯—圣保罗都会区
- Chinese: 明尼阿波利斯—聖保羅都會區
- Chinese: 明尼阿波利斯聖保羅都會區
- Dutch: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Dutch: Minneapolis - Saint Paul
- Dutch: Minneapolis-St-Paul
- Dutch: Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Dutch: Minneapolis-St.Paul
- Dutch: Minneapolis – Saint Paul
- Dutch: Twin Cities
- English: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- English: Minneapolis-St. Paul
- English: Minneapolis-St Paul
- English: Minneapolis/Saint Paul
- English: Minneapolis/St. Paul
- English: Minneapolis/St Paul
- English: Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- English: Minneapolis–St. Paul
- English: Minneapolis–St Paul
- Finnish: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- French: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- French: Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- German: Metropolregion Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- German: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- German: Minneapolis-St. Paul
- German: Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- German: Twin Cities
- Hausa: Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- Hebrew: מטרופולין מיניאפוליס-סנט פול
- Icelandic: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Italian: Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- Japanese: ミネアポリス・セントポール都市圏
- Japanese: ミネアポリス=セント・ポール
- Korean: 미니애폴리스-세인트폴
- Persian: سینت پال-مینیاپولیس
- Persian: سینت پل-مینیاپولیس
- Polish: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Polish: Twin Cities
- Portuguese: Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Portuguese: Região Metropolitana de Mineápolis-São Paulo
- Portuguese: Região Metropolitana de Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Portuguese: Twin cities
- Romanian: Metropolregion Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Romanian: Zona metropolitană Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Slovak: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Slovak: Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Slovak: Twin Cities
- South Azerbaijani: سینت پل-مینیاپولیس
- Spanish: Area metropolitana de Mineapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
- Spanish: Ciudades Gemelas
- Spanish: Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Spanish: Minneapolis – Saint Paul
- Spanish: Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- Spanish: Área metropolitana de Mineápolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
- Spanish: Área metropolitana de Mineápolis–Saint Paul
- Spanish: Área metropolitana de Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Spanish: Área metropolitana de Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- Swedish: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Swedish: Tvillingstäderna
- Swedish: Twin Cities
- Telugu: మిన్నియాపోలిస్-సెయింట్ పాల్
- Turkish: Twin Cities
- Urdu: منیاپولس–سینٹ پال
- Vietnamese: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Vietnamese: Vùng đô thị Minneapolis – Saint Paul
- Area metropolitana di Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
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