Phoenix (/ˈfiːnɪks/ FEE-niks; Navajo: Hoozdo; Spanish: Fénix or Fínix,[citation needed] Walapai: Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state
of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the only U.S. state capital with a population of more than one million residents.
Phoenix is the anchor of the Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, which in turn is part of the Salt River Valley. The metropolitan area is the 11th largest by population in the United States, with approximately 4.85 million people as of 2020. Phoenix, the seat of Maricopa County, has the largest area of all cities in Arizona, with an area of 517.9 square miles (1,341 km2), and is also the 11th largest city by area in the United States. It is the largest metropolitan area, both by population and size, of the Arizona Sun Corridor megaregion.
Phoenix, which belongs to Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hunan Province, is located on the western edge of Hunan Province, the southwest corner of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, bordered by Luxi County to the east, Jishou City and Huayuan County to the north, Mayang Miao Autonomous County in Huaihua to the south, and Songtao Miao Autonomous County in Tongren Prefecture of Guizhou Province to the west. It is between 109 °18 miles east longitude 109 °48 kilometers east longitude and 27 °44 kilometers north latitude, 28 degrees 19 degrees north latitude, 66 kilometers from north to south and 50 kilometers from east to west, with a total area of 1759.1 square kilometers. It is about 0.84% of the area of Hunan Province, accounting for 8.12% of the whole prefecture area. Phoenix is a famous historical and cultural city in China, one of the first strong tourist counties in China, a national AAAA scenic spot, and one of the eight counties and cities under the jurisdiction of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan Province.