About Phoenix, AZ
In the heart of the Sonoran Desert, the sprawling city of Phoenix, Arizona, has the hottest temperatures of any major city in the United States. But that hasn't stopped its tremendous growth: the city itself has around 1.5 million residents, and there are more than 4.2 million in the Phoenix metro area. It is considered to be second only to Las Vegas in terms of rapid growth. Besides the tourists taking advantage of mild winters, the city of Phoenix has also attracted an influx of high-tech and telecommunications companies in recent years.
