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Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with a
2004 population estimate of 160,676. Darrell Duppa is usually
credited with suggesting the name, adopted in 1879, after
comparing the Salt River valley near a 300-foot-tall butte to the
Vale of Tempe near Mount Olympus in Greece. Duppa also had the
honor of giving name to Phoenix, 11 years earlier.
Tempe is a major suburb of Phoenix and is located immediately
southeast. The upscale suburb of Scottsdale is immediately to the
north of Tempe.
Tempe is the location of the head offices of US Airways (formerly
America West Airlines) and the main campus of Arizona State
University. It was the longtime host of the Fiesta Bowl, although
the BCS game will move to Glendale in 2007. On New Year's Eve, the
city hosts the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Block Party, one of the
nation's largest New Year's Eve parties. The event typically has a
national band heading a concert, along with several other lesser
known local bands. It was also the site of one of the three
Presidential debates in 2004 and Super Bowl XXX. It is
additionally the spring training host city of the Los Angeles
Angels of Anaheim. |
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