Urban Culture - Denver

Denver:

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Location of Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area in Colorado.

 

Red: Denver Metropolitan Area (conurbation region)

Consisting of the 6 central counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson)

 

  • The capital, and most populous city of state Colorado

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  • Located in the Western United States, in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains

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  • It is nicknamed the "Mile High City" because its official elevation is exactly one mile (1609,344 meter) above sea level
  • The City and County of Denver defined 78 official neighborhoods (eg.: University Park, University, Central Park). The neighborhoods varies significantly from skyscrapers to modern or old-fashioned houses
  • Denver does not have larger area designations (unlike the City of Chicago, e.g. Northwest Side). Denver residents use the terms "north", "south", "east", and "west"

 

Climate:

  • semi-arid
  • four-season environment
  • mild temperatures
  • nearly 300 days of annual sunshine
  • snow doesn't stay on the ground long
  • annual precipitation: 200-380 mm (to compare, the precipitation of Miskolc is 593 mm)

Denver Weather Averages

Sources:

https://dola.colorado.gov/lgis/municipalities.jsf

https://www.denvergov.org/static/documents/344/Report_PAFR_2014.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20130829035537/http://www.metroseeker.com/denver/where-to-live

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