Phoenix metropolitan area

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metropolitan area urban area

The Phoenix metropolitan area is a large, rapidly growing urban region in central Arizona centered on the city of Phoenix and known for its desert climate, sprawling suburbs, and major economic and cultural influence in the American Southwest.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Greater Phoenix	5
East Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area	1
Phoenix metro	1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	metropolitan area ⓘ urban area ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Phoenix metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Greater Phoenix Phoenix metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Phoenix metro
averageSummerHighTemperature	very high ⓘ
climate	hot desert climate ⓘ
containsCity	Avondale, Arizona ⓘ Buckeye, Arizona ⓘ Chandler ⓘ surface form: Chandler, Arizona Gilbert, Arizona ⓘ Glendale, Arizona ⓘ Goodyear, Arizona ⓘ Mesa, Arizona ⓘ Peoria, Arizona ⓘ Phoenix ⓘ surface form: Phoenix, Arizona Scottsdale, Arizona ⓘ Surprise, Arizona ⓘ Tempe, Arizona, USA ⓘ surface form: Tempe, Arizona
containsCounty	Maricopa County, Arizona ⓘ Pinal County, Arizona ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalRole	major cultural center of the American Southwest ⓘ
dominantIndustry	financial services ⓘ healthcare ⓘ real estate and construction ⓘ technology and electronics manufacturing ⓘ tourism ⓘ
economicRole	major economic hub of the American Southwest ⓘ regional economic center of Arizona ⓘ
geographyFeature	Valley of the Sun ⓘ
governedAs	multi-jurisdictional region ⓘ
hasAirport	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport ⓘ Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport ⓘ
hasCoreCity	Phoenix ⓘ surface form: Phoenix, Arizona
hasLightRailSystem	Valley Metro ⓘ surface form: Valley Metro Rail
hasMajorUniversity	Arizona State University ⓘ
hasMajorUniversityCampus	Arizona State University ⓘ surface form: Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus Arizona State University ⓘ surface form: Arizona State University Polytechnic campus Arizona State University ⓘ surface form: Arizona State University Tempe campus Arizona State University ⓘ surface form: Arizona State University West campus
hasProfessionalSportsTeam	Arizona Cardinals ⓘ Arizona Coyotes ⓘ Arizona Diamondbacks ⓘ Phoenix Mercury ⓘ Phoenix Suns ⓘ
hasRegionalPlanningOrganization	Maricopa Association of Governments ⓘ
knownFor	automobile-oriented urban form ⓘ desert landscape ⓘ rapid population growth ⓘ sprawling suburbs ⓘ
locatedIn	Arizona ⓘ Sonoran Desert ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ surface form: Southwestern United States
majorBeltway	Loop 101 ⓘ Loop 202 ⓘ Loop 303 ⓘ
majorInterstateHighway	Interstate 10 ⓘ Interstate 17 ⓘ
majorRiver	Gila River ⓘ Salt River ⓘ
observesDaylightSavingTime	false ⓘ
partOf	Arizona Sun Corridor ⓘ
populationTrend	rapidly growing ⓘ
precipitationPattern	low annual rainfall ⓘ
sportsEventHost	Cactus League spring training ⓘ Super Bowl ⓘ
timeZone	Mountain Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Mountain Standard Time
transportationHubFor	air travel in the Southwest ⓘ interstate highway network in Arizona ⓘ

Referenced by (54)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art → servesCommunity → Phoenix metropolitan area ⓘ

KPHX → servesMetropolitanArea → Phoenix metropolitan area ⓘ

Phoenix Art Museum → servesPopulation → Phoenix metropolitan area ⓘ

City of Phoenix Aviation Department → serviceArea → Phoenix metropolitan area ⓘ