Denver
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Nicknames: The Mile High City
[ 1] Queen City of the Plains
[ 2] Wall Street of the West
[ 3] Location of Denver in Colorado
Location of Colorado in the United States
Coordinates: 39°44′21″N 104°59′06″W / 39.7392°N 104.9850°W / 39.7392; -104.9850 (City and County of Denver ) [ 5] Country United States State Colorado City and county Denver[ 4] Platted November 17, 1858; 165 years ago (1858-11-17 ) [ 6] Incorporated November 7, 1861; 162 years ago (1861-11-07 ) [ 7] Named for James W. Denver • Mayor Mike Johnston (D ) • Total 154.7 sq mi (400.7 km2 ) • Land 153.1 sq mi (396.5 km2 ) • Water 1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2 ) • Metro
8,403 sq mi (21,764 km2 ) Elevation 5,276 ft (1,608 m) • Total 715,522 • Rank 19th in the United States1st in Colorado • Density 4,674/sq mi (1,805/km2 ) • Urban 2,686,147 (US: 18th ) • Urban density 4,167.5/sq mi (1,609.1/km2 ) • Metro 2,963,821 (US: 19th ) • CSA 3,623,560 (US: 17th ) Demonym Denverite Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−06:00 (MDT )Area codes 303, 720, 983 FIPS code 08-20000 GNIS feature ID 201738[ 10] Website www .denvergov .org Capital and most populous city of the State of Colorado
Denver is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Colorado and a county named Denver County . For this reason, Denver is the county seat of Denver County. It is at the foot of the Rocky Mountains on the South Platte River, and was founded in 1858. A nickname for Denver is The Mile High City , because Denver is very high above sea level. It is at least 5,280 feet (or 1,609 meters) above sea level at a point in the city's state capitol building. The dome at the top of the capitol building is covered in gold .[ 14] [ 15]
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