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Place Name
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Aurora
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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222,103 (1990)
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Location
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Colorado, United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°42'N
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Longitude
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104°43'W
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Aurora
, city (1990 pop. 222,103), Adams and Arapahoe
cos., N central Colo., a residential suburb,
5 mi/8 km from Denver; elev.
5,342 ft/1,628 m; 39°42'N 104°43'W.
Founded during the silver boom of the 1890s, it is a business and
technical center. Mfg. (furniture, aircraft fittings, electrical
equip., precision measurement instruments, magnesium prods., computer
software, paper prods., truck bed covers; printing and publishing).
Tourism and construction are also important. Nearby are Lowry Air Force
Base (to W in Denver), Fitzsimmons Army General Hosp., and Buckley Air
Natl. Guard Base. Seat of Community Col. of Aurora. Cherry Creek State
Park to S, Plaines Conservation Center to SE. Stapleton Internatl.
Airport to NW (closed in 1975); Denver Internatl. Airport to NE. Rocky
Mt. Arsenal to N. Inc. 1903.
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