Yuma, Arizona
E36508
Yuma, Arizona is a southwestern Arizona city on the Colorado River known for its historic river crossing, desert climate, and role as a transportation and military hub near the California and Mexico borders.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yuma | 1 |
| Yuma metropolitan area | 1 |
| Yuma, Arizona, United States | 1 |
| city of Yuma | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
county seat ⓘ |
| agriculturalRole | major winter vegetable growing area ⓘ |
| borderProximity |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Mexico ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| climateClassification | Köppen BWh ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Yuma County, Arizona ⓘ |
| crossBorderRegion |
Sonora
ⓘ
surface form:
Yuma–San Luis region
|
| distanceToBorder | near the U.S.–Mexico border at San Luis Río Colorado ⓘ |
| economySector |
agriculture
ⓘ
military ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 43 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| geography | Sonoran Desert ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Yuma International Airport ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite |
Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park
ⓘ
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryInstallation |
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
ⓘ
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground ⓘ |
| highwayServedBy |
Interstate 8
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Arizona City
ⓘ
Colorado City ⓘ |
| incorporatedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
desert climate
ⓘ
historic Colorado River crossing ⓘ military hub ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern Arizona
ⓘ
surface form:
southwestern Arizona
|
| locatedInTimeZone |
Mountain Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Mountain Standard Time
|
| locatedOnRiver | Colorado River ⓘ |
| near |
California–Arizona border
ⓘ
U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ
surface form:
United States–Mexico border
|
| notableFor |
one of the sunniest cities in the world
ⓘ
very low annual rainfall ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | no ⓘ |
| populationRankInArizona | one of the larger cities in Arizona by population ⓘ |
| region |
Lower Colorado River region
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Colorado River Valley
|
| regionalRole | economic center of Yuma County, Arizona ⓘ |
| riverCrossingImportance | historic Colorado River crossing point ⓘ |
| riverFeature | Yuma Crossing ⓘ |
| state | Arizona ⓘ |
| transportationRole |
rail transportation hub
ⓘ
regional road transportation hub ⓘ |
| waterBodyNearby |
Gila River
ⓘ
surface form:
Gila River (confluence region with Colorado River)
|
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern Colorado
this entity surface form:
city of Yuma
subject surface form:
San Luis, Arizona
subject surface form:
San Luis, Arizona
this entity surface form:
Yuma metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
Yuma, Arizona, United States