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Tempe, Arizona

Administration

Full name	Tempe, Arizona
Official name	Tempe, Arizona
Settlement type	City
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Maricopa
Incorporated	November 29, 1894
Government
Mayor	Hugh Hallman
Geography
Total Area	40.2 sq mi (104.1 km2)
Land Area	40.1 sq mi (103.9 km2)
Water Area	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	1140 - 1495 ft (347.5 m)
Demography
Total Population	161719 (2010)
Density (pop.)	1570.1/km² (4067.7/sq mi)
Metro (pop.)	4281899
Other information
Time zone	MST (no DST) (UTC-7)
ZIP code	85281, 85282, 85283, 85284, 85285, 85287
Area code	480
FIPS code	04-73000

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Tempe (c-enicontɛmˈpiː, ; or Oidbaḍ in Pima) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale on the north, Chandler on the south, and Mesa on the east. Tempe is the location of US Airways Group's corporate headquarters, and of Arizona State University's oldest and largest "Tempe" campus.

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