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Phoenix, Arizona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Phoenix /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ is the state capital of Arizona, and was incorporated as a city on February 25, 1881. |
 | | Phoenix was incorporated with a population of approximately 2,500, and on May 3, 1881, Phoenix held its first city election, in which Judge John T. Alsap defeated James D. Monihon, 127 to 107, to become the city's first Mayor. |
 | | The Phoenix area is surrounded by the McDowell Mountains to the northeast, the White Tank Mountains to the west, the Superstition Mountains far to the east, and the Sierra Estrella to the southwest. |
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