Yuma (Arizona)

Yuma County

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Yuma is a city with administrative headquarters in Yuma County in the U.S. state of Arizona. On April 1, 2010, the city had 93,064 inhabitants. Became famous for the city by the U.S. Western death train to Yuma.

Geography

The City of Yuma is located on the Colorado River and is 8.3 km ( to the west ) and 28.8 km away ( south ) from the Mexican border. The entire city area is 276.4 km ², of which 0.2 km ² water surface.

History

There were some Indian tribes in Yuma. These were:

  • The Quechan have a reservation on the other side of the Colorado River.
  • The Cocopah have three reservations in the city.

1540 the site was discovered during an expedition led by Hernando de Alarcon and Melchior Diaz, who saw immediately that is an ideal location for a city here. By the year 1854, the town belonged to Mexico. In 1854 to 1858, the city was known as Colorado City, in the years 1858-1873 Arizona City. In the 1870s, the railway line Yuma Los Angeles by the Southern Pacific Transportation was built. It is now used by the Union Pacific Railroad only for freight.

Historical Buildings

In Yuma is the historic Brown House, which was recorded with the number 82001626 on 7 December 1982 by the National Register of Historic Places.

Population Development

¹ 1980-2010: census results

Yuma has so typical for the region a relatively high population growth, similar to Las Vegas, Nevada or Naples, Florida.

Climate

Yuma is with about 340 sunny days ( 93.09 %) per year, the place with the most hours of sunshine on average worldwide. The average temperature is 23.4 degrees Celsius in the summer they regularly exceeds the 40 - degree mark. Average fall only 81 mm of precipitation per year.

Attractions

In Yuma are several Arizona State Parks:

Traffic

Yuma is affected by the Interstate 8. In addition, passing through the city of U.S. Highway 95 and Arizona State Route 280 south of Yuma is the Yuma International Airport.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • César Chávez, founder of the Agricultural Workers' Union United Farm Workers

Twinning

  • Słubice, Poland
  • Frankfurt ( Oder), Germany
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