Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United
States, and home to the University of Arizona. The 2010 United States
Census puts the city's population at 520,116, while the 2012 estimated
population of the entire Tucson metropolitan area was 992,394. The
Tucson MSA forms part of the larger Tucson-Nogales combined statistical
area, with a total population of 980,263 as of the 2010 Census. Tucson
is the second-largest populated city in Arizona behind Phoenix, which
both anchor the Arizona Sun Corridor. The city is located 108 miles (174
km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 mi (97 km) north of the U.S.-Mexico
border. Tucson is the 33rd largest city and the 52nd largest
metropolitan area in the United States. Roughly 150 Tucson companies are
involved in the design and manufacture of optics and optoelectronics
systems, earning Tucson the nickname Optics Valley.
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