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Mesa is the third most populous city in the state of Arizona. According to the United States Census Burea the population in 2000 was 396,375. It is the among the fifty largest cities in the United States. The census bureau esimated the population to be 432,376 in 2003. According to this estimate, the city is gaining population at a rate of 2.08% per year.
The city is a part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metro area. It is the in Maricopa county. It has an area of 125.0 square miles. According to the US Geologic Survey, the city is at 33°25'20" north and 111°49'19" west. The Federal Information Processing Standards location code (FIPS55) for this city is 0446000.
Education America-Mesa Campus, Arizona Institute of Business and Technology (Mesa) and Mesa Community College are in Mesa.
Falcon Field Municipal airport serves the city. Interstate Highways 10 and 17 pass through Mesa. The Salt River, Apache Lake, Canyon Lake and Saguaro Lake are near or in the city.
Winters are generally mild with very little rain and summers are very hot with very little rain.
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