Tucson, Arizona, United States

E88025

city county seat

Tucson, Arizona, United States is a major city in the Sonoran Desert known for its desert climate, surrounding mountain ranges, and role as a cultural and economic center of southern Arizona.

Aliases (2)

Tucson, Arizona ×15
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America ×1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
areaCode	520 →
borderedByMountainRange	Rincon Mountains → Santa Catalina Mountains → Santa Rita Mountains → Tucson Mountains →
climate	hot desert climate →
country	United States of America →
county	Pima County →
distanceToMexicoBorder	approximately 60 miles →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 2388 feet → approximately 728 meters →
founded	1775 →
governingBody	Tucson City Council →
governmentType	council–manager government →
hasCulturalAttraction	Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum → Mission San Xavier del Bac → Pima Air & Space Museum → Sabino Canyon →
hasMinorLeagueBaseballTeam	Tucson Saguaros →
hasProfessionalSportsTeam	Tucson Roadrunners →
hostToEvent	Tucson Festival of Books → Tucson Gem and Mineral Show →
hostToUniversity	University of Arizona →
incorporatedAsCity	1877 →
isCountySeatOf	Pima County →
KöppenClimateClassification	BWh →
latitude	approximately 32.22° N →
locatedIn	Sonoran Desert →
locatedInTimeZone	Mountain Standard Time →
longitude	approximately 110.97° W →
majorEconomicSector	aerospace → defense → education → optics and photonics → tourism →
majorUrbanAreaOf	southern Arizona →
meaningOfName	"at the base of the black hill" →
metropolitanAreaPopulation	over 1 million →
namedAfter	O’odham word "Cuk Ṣon" →
nearMountain	Mount Lemmon →
nearNationalPark	Saguaro National Park →
nicknamed	"Optics Valley" → "The Old Pueblo" →
partOfMetropolitanArea	Tucson metropolitan area →
population	over 500000 →
postalCodePrefix	857 →
rankInArizonaByPopulation	second-largest city in Arizona →
recognizedAs	UNESCO City of Gastronomy →
servedByInterstateHighway	Interstate 10 NERFINISHED → Interstate 19 NERFINISHED →
state	Arizona →
transportHub	Tucson International Airport →
usesDaylightSavingTime	false →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arizona Stadium ("Tucson, Arizona") → Pride of Arizona ("Tucson, Arizona") → University of Arizona ("Tucson, Arizona") → University of Arizona athletic department ("Tucson, Arizona") → Wilma the Wildcat ("Tucson, Arizona") → ZonaZoo ("Tucson, Arizona") →	locatedIn
Arizona Wildcats ("Tucson, Arizona") → Arizona Wildcats football ("Tucson, Arizona") → Arizona Wildcats men's basketball ("Tucson, Arizona") → Arizona Wildcats men's basketball ("Tucson, Arizona") →	location
George Gaylord Simpson ("Tucson, Arizona, United States of America") → Jesse Owens → John D. Rockefeller Jr. → Linda McCartney ("Tucson, Arizona") →	placeOfDeath
Wilbur the Wildcat ("Tucson, Arizona") →	associatedWithCity
Fort Huachuca ("Tucson, Arizona") →	hasNearbyCity
Saguaro National Park ("Tucson, Arizona") →	locatedNear
Saguaro National Park ("Tucson, Arizona") →	nearestCity
Linda Ronstadt →	placeOfBirth
Linda Ronstadt →	residence