What is Phoenix metropolitan area?
The '''Phoenix Metropolitan Area''' – also the '''Valley of the Sun''', the '''Salt River Valley''', or '''Phoenix Metro''' (known by most locals simply as “the Valley”) – is the largest [[United States metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] in the [[Southwestern United States]], centered on the city of [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], that includes much of the central part of [[Arizona]]. The [[United States Office of Management and Budget]] designates the area as the '''Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler''' [[Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)]], defining it as [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa]] and [[Pinal County, Arizona|Pinal]] counties. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Metro Phoenix had 4,845,832 residents, making it the [[List of metropolitan statistical areas|11th largest]] metropolitan area in the nation by population. The [[gross domestic product]] of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area was $362 billion in 2022, [[List of U.S. metropolitan areas by GDP|14th]] largest amongst metro areas in the United States. {{Arizona}} {{USLargestMetros}} [[Category:Phoenix, Arizona]] [[Category:Metropolitan areas of the United States]] {{US-geo-stub}}