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Maricopa County ( ) is a county located in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,817,117,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/04/04001.html )〕 making it the most populous county in the state, and the fourth-most populous in the United States. It is more populous than 23 states. The county seat is Phoenix,〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 the state capital and sixth-most populous city in the country. Maricopa County is included in the Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010, the county's center of population was the city of Mesa.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Centers of Population by State: 2010 )〕 The population explosion is evident in a 2007 ''Forbes'' study which ranked four of Maricopa County's municipalities in the top ten fastest-growing cities in the nation. Those included Buckeye as the second-fastest-growing city, Surprise and Goodyear as 3rd and 4th, and Avondale as 9th.〔Woolsey, Matt. - ("America's Fastest-Growing Suburbs" ). - ''Forbes''. - July 16, 2007.〕 All four of these cities are located in the growing "West Valley", which is the area of Maricopa County to the west of the city of Phoenix. Maricopa County was named after the Maricopa Indians. There are five Indian reservations located in the county.〔(Indian Reservations in the Continental United States ), Bureau of Indian Affairs on National Park Service website. Retrieved 2009-01-18.〕 The largest of these are the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (east of Scottsdale) and the Gila River Indian Community (south of Phoenix). ==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water. Maricopa County is also one of the largest counties in the United States by area having a land area greater than that of seven states. It is by far Arizona's most populous county, encompassing well over half of the state's residents. It is also the largest county in the United States to contain a capital city. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maricopa County, Arizona」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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