About Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is the most densely-populated city in Arizona, with over 160,000 people living within 40 square miles. Tempe was named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece in 1879 by Phillip Darrell Duppa, a pioneer from England. A major suburb of Phoenix, Tempe is bordered by Mesa to the east, Scottsdale to the north, Phoenix and Guadalupe to the west, and Chandler to the south.

The main campus of Arizona State University, the largest university in the U.S., is located in Tempe. It was also the site of one of the three Presidential debates in 2004 and Super Bowl XXX. It is additionally the spring training host city of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

For more information about the city of Tempe, please visit the official website at www.tempe.gov.