Arizona Sun Corridor
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| — Megaregion of the U.S. — | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Arizona |
| Population | 5,517,131 |
The Arizona Sun Corridor, shortened Sun Corridor, is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of Arizona. The Sun Corridor is equivalent to Indiana in size and population; unlike Indiana, it will add another Indiana's worth of residents by 2040. The largest metropolitan areas are the Phoenix metropolitan area - Valley of the Sun - and the Tucson metropolitan area. The regions' populous is nestled in the valley of a desert environment. Like Southern California, the urban area extends into Mexico.
It's population is composed of a total of four metropolitan areas: Phoenix, Tucson, Prescott and Nogales. Out of these, two are metropolitan areas with over 950,000 residents: the Phoenix metropolitan area with 4,192,887 residents and the Tucson metropolitan area with 980,263 residents. The Arizona Sun Corridor is made up of parts of Yavapai County, Maricopa County, Pinal County, Pima County, Santa Cruz County and Cochise County.
To the west of the Arizona Sun Corridor lies the continued expanse of the Sonoran Desert; to the south is the international border between the United States and Mexico; to the east is the Arizona transition zone and the Mountains of Arizona.
References
- ^ "Arizona Sun Corridor". America 2050. http://www.america2050.org/arizona_sun_corridor.html. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- "Maps - America2050". America 2050. http://www.america2050.org/maps/. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
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