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Aurora, Colorado |
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Home Rule Municipality |
 The Aurora Municipal Center
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 Seal
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| Nicknames: The Gateway to the Rockies
The Sunrise of Colorado
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 Location of Aurora in Adams County and Arapahoe County and Douglas County, Colorado.
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| Coordinates: 39°42′39″N 104°48′45″W / 39.71083°N 104.81250°W / 39.71083; -104.81250Coordinates: 39°42′39″N 104°48′45″W / 39.71083°N 104.81250°W / 39.71083; -104.81250
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| Country |
United States |
| State |
Colorado |
| Counties |
Arapahoe County[1]
Adams County
Douglas County |
| Platted |
1891 as Fletcher |
| Incorporated (town) |
1903-05-05, as the Town of Fletcher[2]
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| Incorporated (city) |
1929 as the City of Aurora[3]
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| Government
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| • Type |
Home Rule Municipality[1]
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| • Mayor |
Bob LeGare[4]
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| • City Manager |
Jim Twombly |
| Area [5]
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| • Home Rule Municipality |
154.19 sq mi (399.36 km2) |
| • Land |
153.52 sq mi (397.62 km2) |
| • Water |
0.67 sq mi (1.73 km2) |
| Elevation [6]
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5,403 ft (1,647 m) |
| Population
(2010)[7]
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| • Home Rule Municipality |
325,078 |
| • Estimate (2016)[8]
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361,710 |
| • Rank |
US: 54th |
| • Density |
2,356.05/sq mi (909.68/km2) |
| • Urban
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2,374,203 (US: 18th) |
| • Metro
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2,814,330 (US: 19th) |
| Time zone |
UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) |
UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes |
80010-80019, 80040-80047 (all but 80045 PO Boxes), 80137, 80247[9]
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| Area codes |
Both 303 and 720 |
| FIPS code |
08-04000 |
| Highways |
I-70, I-225, US 40, SH 30, SH 83, SH 88, E-470 |
| Website |
auroragov.org |
| Third most populous Colorado city |
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