| Tempe
Tempe is Arizona's sixth largest city, with a population
of over 164,011, spanning a 39.8 square mile area.
It is strategically located just seven miles southeast
of downtown Phoenix, adjoining the cities of Scottsdale
to the north, Mesa to the east, Chandler to the south
and Phoenix to the west and is only a 10-15 minute
drive from Sky Harbor International Airport. It combines
high tech business, residential and resort communities
with the small town atmosphere of the ASU college
community.
Tempe has the highest concentration of high-tech
firms in the state, with over 750 companies, including
Motorola, Allied Signal and Medtronic MicroRel. Arizona
State University, the nation's fourth largest single
campus university has an enrollment of over 49,000
with twelve colleges offering undergraduate degree
programs in 82 majors, master's programs in 95 majors,
48 doctoral programs and a law degree program.
Tempe is home to Arizona State University's Sun Devils
and NFL's Arizona Cardinals, as well as the setting
for the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. The Anaheim Angels hold
their annual spring training at Tempe Diablo Stadium.
Tempe is considered a premier entertainment center
with a wide variety of restaurants, shopping, movies
and hotels, as well as being the site for the Spring
and Fall Festival of the Arts each year.
Tempe's pride, the Rio Salado Project, extends 5.5
miles and features the 220 acre Tempe Town Lake, filled
in 1999 and formed from the dry bed of the Salt River,
providing the largest usable body of water available
to the largest population in Arizona. The main gathering
point at the lake is the twenty five acre Tempe Beach
Park. A winding pathway flanked by picnic groves is
used for daily lunches in the park and special events
such as Tempe's famous New Year's Eve Block Party
and July 4th celebration. There are large sand play
areas and a 5,000 seat grassy lawn that can be used
for open play, boat watching or as a concert amphitheater.
Tempe has something for everyone.
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