Facts About Pueblo
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Pueblo is one of the largest steel-producing cities in the United States, for which reason Pueblo is referred to as the “Steel City”.
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The estimated population of Pueblo is 111,876 as of 2020, making Pueblo the ninth most populous city in Colorado.
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The city of Pueblo had a total area of 35,893 acres including 448 acres of water.
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The current city of Pueblo represents the consolidation of four towns: Pueblo, South Pueblo, Central Pueblo, and Bessemer.
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The Chile and Frijoles Festival celebrates the City’s biggest crops, green chillies and frijoles.
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Pueblo is located at 38°16′1″N 104°37′13″W (38.266933, −104.620393).
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Pueblo is twinned with the following sister cities Bergamo, Italy; Puebla city, Mexico; Maribor, Slovenia; Chihuahua City, Mexico; Lucca Sicula, Italy & Weifang, China.
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Pueblo is situated at the confluence of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek, 112 miles south of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.
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The City of Pueblo is known as the “Home of Heroes”.
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The elevation of Pueblo is 4,692 feet above sea level.