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Largest Cities in the U.S. Southwest on a Map

Can you name the 24 largest urban areas in the southwestern region of the United States?
The definition came from this map, based off a survey of 50 people
Including areas which over 50% of respondents identified as part of the southwest
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Last updated: August 19, 2020
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Population
City
12,150,996
Los Angeles
3,629,114
Phoenix
2,956,746
San Diego
1,932,666
Riverside
1,886,011
Las Vegas
843,168
Tucson
803,086
El Paso
741,318
Albuquerque
Population
City
654,628
Fresno
583,681
Mission Viejo
523,994
Bakersfield
367,260
Oxnard
345,580
Indio
341,219
Lancaster
328,454
Victorville
258,653
Santa Clarita
Population
City
214,811
Thousand Oaks
197,041
Avondale
195,861
Santa Barbara
163,379
Hemet
135,267
Yuma
130,447
Santa Maria
128,600
Las Cruces
128,124
Grand Junction
Jeremy
+4
Level 74
Apr 9, 2020
We need your help to improve this quiz! If you would like to submit your definition of the southwest, go to mapchart.net to make and save a map with your opinion of the borders of the region - and then send either a link to an image of your map or the data file at this form.
davrousseau
+3
Level 68
May 5, 2020
This is strange because north california isn't included. Doesn't make any sense geographically because all of nevada is pretty much there and that's more north. I think it might only be like this because of the "rivalry" between socal and north, and people from north cali not voting south. Funny stuff
Jeremy
+5
Level 74
May 5, 2020
I think it has to do with that the southwest is usually very closely associated with desert. Almost all of Nevada is a desert, but Northern California is very rainy and thus may be seen less as part of the region.
Jeremy
+2
Level 74
May 5, 2020
This was my map
bluesdjben
+2
Level 74
May 5, 2020
I like this quiz, but these are some pretty interesting divisions of urban areas. I would have been lost if I hadn't lived in the LA area for the last four years. Also, was Lancaster or Palmdale on the list?
Jeremy
+3
Level 74
May 5, 2020
Seems like I overlooked Lancaster. Should be fixed now :)
kalbahamut
+3
Level 82
May 5, 2020
Interesting method for devising what area of the USA was the "Southwest"
Shadywyvern
+10
Level 77
May 5, 2020
Too US-centric. Maybe include some cities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines?
WolfCam
+4
Level 66
May 5, 2020
This quiz brought back my condition of chronic not knowing where anything is in California. People will say "Oh I live in Merced" and I will ask "Where's that" and they will say "Oh it's up the 99 past Fresno but if you reach Modesto you've gone too far" and I will reply with "Is it in San Francisco, Los Angeles, or other!?"
cpgatbyu
+2
Level 85
Aug 29, 2020
Reminds me of the Californians: https://youtu.be/dCer2e0t8r8
Shadywyvern
+3
Level 77
Sep 17, 2020
Also, according to the source, Murrieta-Temecula should be larger than quite a few cities on this quiz.
Krrisp
+2
Level 56
Jan 21, 2023
why is avondale ( 89,334 residents) in this quiz? where is glendale
LukeLamoreaux15
+1
Level 45
Feb 9, 2024
St. George, UT? Flagstaff, AZ? Henderson, NV? North Las Vegas, NV? San Bernardino, CA? etc...
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