La Paz County, Arizona (AZ), United States, North America
Latitude
32°45'N
Longitude
113°54'W
Yuma
, county (
5,519 sq mi/14,294 sq km; 1990
pop. 106,895), SW Ariz.; Yuma; 32°45'N 113°54'W. Bounded N
by La Paz co., W by Colorado R. (forms Calif. state line and part of
Mex. border, Baja Calif. Norte state), S by Mexico (Sonora);
drained by Gila R. Cocopah Indian Reservation in SW, Gila Mts.in W, and
Yuma Desert in SW. Yuma irrigation project along Gila R. is reclaimed
sect. (108 sq mi/280 sq km) of
Yuma Desert in vicinity of Yuma; receives water through irrigation
canals proceeding from All-Amer. Canal. Agr. in project area (cotton,
alfalfa, citrus fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, hogs). Boundary bet.
Pacific and Mountain time zones follows Colorado R.; Ariz. is in
Mountain time zone. Lowest point in Ariz.
(70 ft/21 m) in SW corner on Colorado R.;
Martinez L., near Colorado R., in W; part of Eagletail Mts. Wilderness
Area in NW corner; Yuma Desert in SW; Yuma Territorial Prison State
Historical Park in W, at Yuma; part of large Kofa Natl. Wildlife Refuge
in N; part of large Cabeza Prieta Natl. Wildlife Refuge in SE; small
part of Imperial Natl. Wildlife Refuge in W; part of large Yuma Proving
Ground (U.S. Army) in NW; part of large Barry M. Goldwater Air Force
Range (formerly Luke) in S and SE. Co. is 49th-largest co. in U.S.; had
been 10th largest before creation of La Paz co. out of part of Yuma co.
Yuma metropolitan area 4th-fastest gowing area in U.S. Formed 1864.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
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Yuma; 32°45'N 113°54'W. Bounded N
by La Paz co., W by Colorado R. (forms Calif. state line and part of
Mex. border, Baja Calif. Norte state), S by Mexico (Sonora);
drained by Gila R. Cocopah Indian Reservation in SW, Gila Mts.in W, and
Yuma Desert in SW. Yuma irrigation project along Gila R. is reclaimed
sect. (108 sq mi/280 sq km) of
Yuma Desert in vicinity of Yuma; receives water through irrigation
canals proceeding from All-Amer. Canal. Agr. in project area (cotton,
alfalfa, citrus fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, hogs). Boundary bet.
Pacific and Mountain time zones follows Colorado R.; Ariz. is in
Mountain time zone. Lowest point in Ariz.
(70 ft/21 m) in SW corner on Colorado R.;
Martinez L., near Colorado R., in W; part of Eagletail Mts. Wilderness
Area in NW corner; Yuma Desert in SW; Yuma Territorial Prison State
Historical Park in W, at Yuma; part of large Kofa Natl. Wildlife Refuge
in N; part of large Cabeza Prieta Natl. Wildlife Refuge in SE; small
part of Imperial Natl. Wildlife Refuge in W; part of large Yuma Proving
Ground (U.S. Army) in NW; part of large Barry M. Goldwater Air Force
Range (formerly Luke) in S and SE. Co. is 49th-largest co. in U.S.; had
been 10th largest before creation of La Paz co. out of part of Yuma co.
Yuma metropolitan area 4th-fastest gowing area in U.S. Formed 1864.
