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| Yuma | ||
| State | Arizona | |
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| Residents | 93.064 (2010) | |
| height | 43 m | |
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Yuma is the tenth largest city Arizona with about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the extreme southwest of the state.
Districts
background
Yuma is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Thanks to the mild winter climate and the area irrigated by the Colorado and Gila Rivers, it is quite comfortable to live here. In the winter months, many thousands of so-called "snowbirds", Americans from the northern states, regularly come here. Yuma therefore has countless parks for RVs, especially in the outskirts. The Colorado is approximately 100 m wide and 70-80 cm deep and is suitable for swimming in many places. The Gila is mostly dry and only carries water inside Arizona after heavy rains.
climate
Yuma is in the Guiness Book of Records as the sunniest place in the world. With an average of just eight centimeters of precipitation over the whole year, the sun shines over the city in more than 90% of the daylight hours. In summer, temperatures above 40 ° C are therefore very common.
getting there
By plane
The Yuma International Airport is located just southeast of the city and can be easily reached from Interstate 8, exit number 3 "Avenue 3E". The addition of "International" to the name probably has historical roots. Today, Yuma is only made domestically by American Airlines Phoenix approached.
By train
By bus
In the street
Interstate 8 runs from the west San Diego, Ca and from the east Tucson, Az through downtown Yuma. From the north, US Highway 95 runs from Quartzsite, Az to Interstate 10 to Yuma. There are two border crossings near Yuma Mexico - Six miles west at Andrade, Ca on California State Route 186 and 21 miles south of town on US Highway 95 at San Luis, Az.
mobility
