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'''Denver''' is the capital of [[Colorado]], and the state's largest city. The city sits on the eastern edge of the [[Rocky Mountains]].  Its nicknames include "The Mile-High City" (its downtown is 5286 feet above sea level), "Queen City of the Rockies," "Gateway to the Rockies," and "The Climate Capital of the World."   
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'''Denver''' is the capital of [[Colorado]], and the state's largest city. Technically its name is "The City and County of Denver" as the two jurisdictions have merged into a consolidated city-county (in a geographical quirk, the city of Glendale and the unincorporated neighborhood of Holly Hills, both of which are completely surrounded by Denver, are actually part of Arapahoe County which is south of Denver).
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The city sits on the eastern edge of the [[Rocky Mountains]].  Its nicknames include "The Mile-High City" (its downtown is 5286 feet above sea level), "Queen City of the Rockies," "Gateway to the Rockies," and "The Climate Capital of the World."   
    
"Denver" is also the name of the metropolitan area surrounding the city of Denver. The metropolitan area of 4,531 square miles is the 17th largest in the nation; it includes Adams County, Arapahoe County, Boulder County, City and County of Broomfield, City and County of Denver, Douglas County, and Jefferson County  
 
"Denver" is also the name of the metropolitan area surrounding the city of Denver. The metropolitan area of 4,531 square miles is the 17th largest in the nation; it includes Adams County, Arapahoe County, Boulder County, City and County of Broomfield, City and County of Denver, Douglas County, and Jefferson County  
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