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	Facts of the Mile High City — Denver Denver is the largest metro city in a 600 mile radius — an area almost the size of Europe. Some other surprising facts: Denver has the nation's largest city park system, with more than 200 parks within city limits and 20,000 acres of parks in the nearby mountains — an area larger than all of Manhattan Island. Denver has 300 days of bright sunshine a year — more annual hours of sun than San Diego or Miami Beach. Denver International Airport is the nation's largest — 53 square miles, an area so large it could hold the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and Chicago O'Hare Airport combined. Denver is a "sports capital," with all four Major League sports (NHL Colorado Avalanche, NBA Denver Nuggets, NFL Denver Broncos, Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies), as well as two professional soccer teams.* Denver Facts & Figures Date Founded: November 17, 1858 Date Incorporated: November 7, 1861 Population: 501,700 Land Area: 154.63 square miles Elevation: 5,280 feet Average Annual Rainfall: 15.4 inches Average Annual Snowfall: 55.4 inches Average Average February Temperature: 33 degrees F Average August Temperature: 72 degrees F Average Sunshine Days: 300+ Major Industries: Communications, Utilities, Transportation See the City Web site for more information.

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Facts of the Mile High City — Denver