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Reno, Nevada

Reno Nevada
Administration
Full nameReno
Official nameReno
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyWashoe
Government
MayorBob Cashell (R)
Geography
Total Area69.3 sq mi (179.5 km2)
Land Area69.1 sq mi (179 km2)
Water Area0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation4505 ft (1373.1 m)
Demography
Total Population225221 (2010)
Density (pop.)1008/km2 (2611.4/sq mi)
Metro (pop.)694960
Other information
Time zonePacific (PST) (UTC−8)
- Summer (DST)PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes89500-89599
Area code775
FIPS code32-60600
GNIS feature ID0861100

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Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. It sits in a high desert valley at the foot of the Sierra Nevada.

Reno, known as The Biggest Little City in the World, is famous for its casinos, and is the birthplace of the gaming corporation Harrah's Entertainment. City residents are called Renoites. Reno is bordered to the east by the city of Sparks. The Reno-Sparks metropolitan area is informally called the Truckee Meadows, and consists of about 400,000 residents.


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