Pima
(PEE-mah), county (
9,189 sq mi/23,800 sq km; 1990
pop. 666,880), S Ariz.; Tucson; 32°06'N 111°48'W. Mt. area
bordering on Mexico (Sonora) on S. Santa Catalina Mts. and Santa Rita
Mts. in NE, Growler Mts. in W, Baboquivari Mts. in S. Drained by Santa
Cruz and Rillito rivers (intermittent) in E. Saguaro Natl. Monument is
E of Tucson; Organ Pipe Cactus Natl. Monument in W; part of large
Tohono O'Odham (Papago) Indian Reservation in W center. Irrigated
farming (cattle; cotton, sugar beets, barley and lettuce) along Santa
Cruz R. (NE); copper, gold, silver, lead mines near Ajo (NW); health
resorts around Tucson. Kitt Park Observatory at center; San Xavier and
Pascua Yaqui Indian reservations in E center; city of Tucson in NE
center; parts of Coronado Natl. Forest in NE, E, and SE; Catalina State
Park in NE; Saguaro Natl. Monument (2 units; Tucson Mt. and Rincon Mt.)
in NE; Spencer Canyon Ski Area in NE; part of large Cabeza Prieta Natl.
Wildlife Refuge in W, boundary overlaps Goldwater (formerly Luke) Air
Force Range. Formed 1864; 14th largest co. in U.S.
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Tucson; 32°06'N 111°48'W. Mt. area
bordering on Mexico (Sonora) on S. Santa Catalina Mts. and Santa Rita
Mts. in NE, Growler Mts. in W, Baboquivari Mts. in S. Drained by Santa
Cruz and Rillito rivers (intermittent) in E. Saguaro Natl. Monument is
E of Tucson; Organ Pipe Cactus Natl. Monument in W; part of large
Tohono O'Odham (Papago) Indian Reservation in W center. Irrigated
farming (cattle; cotton, sugar beets, barley and lettuce) along Santa
Cruz R. (NE); copper, gold, silver, lead mines near Ajo (NW); health
resorts around Tucson. Kitt Park Observatory at center; San Xavier and
Pascua Yaqui Indian reservations in E center; city of Tucson in NE
center; parts of Coronado Natl. Forest in NE, E, and SE; Catalina State
Park in NE; Saguaro Natl. Monument (2 units; Tucson Mt. and Rincon Mt.)
in NE; Spencer Canyon Ski Area in NE; part of large Cabeza Prieta Natl.
Wildlife Refuge in W, boundary overlaps Goldwater (formerly Luke) Air
Force Range. Formed 1864; 14th largest co. in U.S.
