Tucson is the seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km)
southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles (98 km) north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
As of July 1, 2006, a Census Bureau estimate puts the city's population at 518,956,
with a metropolitan area population at 946,362. In 2005,
Tucson ranked as the 32rd largest city and 52nd largest metropolitan area in the U.S.
It is the largest city in southern Arizona and the second largest in the state.
Tucson is also the site of the University of Arizona.
Major incorporated suburbs of Tucson include Oro Valley and Marana northwest of the city,
South Tucson (surrounded by Tucson), and Sahuarita south of the city.
Communities in the vicinity of Tucson (some within or overlapping the city limits) include Casas Adobes,
Catalina, Catalina Foothills, Flowing Wells, Green Valley, Tanque Verde, New Pascua, and Vail.
The English name Tucson originates from the Spanish name of the city, Tucsón [tuk'son],
which is itself borrowed from the O'odham name for the city, Cuk ?on ; roughly, "chuk shon"),
meaning "at the base of the black [hill]", a reference to an adjacent volcanic mountain.
Tucson is sometimes referred to as "The Old Pueblo."
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