Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona in Phoenix Metropolitan Area of Arizona. The Census Bureau reported a population of 180,587 in 2020. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; and is bordered by …
Phoenix and Guadalupe to the west,
Scottsdale and the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community to the north,
Chandler to the south, and
Mesa to the east.
Tempe is an inner suburb, located between the core city of Phoenix and the rest of the East Valley, which is a multi-city region within the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of Arizona. Downtown Tempe is in the northwest corner — adjacent to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Just southeast of downtown, Tempe is the home of the main campus of Arizona State University, which includes the Mountain America Stadium outdoor college football stadium (capacity 53,599) and Desert Financial Arena (capacity 14,198) and has a fairly dense, urbanized development pattern in the northern part of the city especially in relation to the Valley Metro Line. Development in the southern neighborhoods of Tempe is less dense, consisting of single-family homes, strip malls and lower-density office parks.
Tempe’s length is about 10 miles north to south, and width about 5.5 miles west to east.
The Tempe Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency in the City of Tempe.
https://www.tempe.gov/government/police
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https://www.facebook.com/TempePolice
https://www.youtube.com/@TempePoliceAZ
The Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department (TFMRD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Tempe, Arizona. Ambulances are staffed by non-sworn paramedics and emergency medical technicians.
Fire Medical Rescue Department
https://www.tempe.gov/government/fire-medical-rescue
Medical Services
https://www.tempe.gov/government/fire-medical-rescue/medical-services
https://www.facebook.com/TempeFire
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