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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