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Mesa (/ ˈmeɪsə / MAY-sə) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is the third-most populous city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson, the 36th-most populous city in the U.S., and the most populous city that is not a county seat (except for independent cities Washington, D.C. and Baltimore which are not part of any county).
Mesa, also called Mesa3D and The Mesa 3D Graphics Library, is an open source implementation of OpenGL, Vulkan, and other graphics API specifications. Mesa translates these specifications to vendor-specific graphics hardware drivers.
A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by a more resistant layer or layers of harder rock, e.g. shales overlain by sandstones. The resistant ...
The Grand Mesa is a large mesa in western Colorado in the United States. It is the largest flat-topped mountain in the world. [ 1 ] It has an area of about 500 square miles (1,300 km 2) and stretches for about 40 miles (60 km) east of Grand Junction between the Colorado River and the Gunnison River, its tributary to the south.
Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona and part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Metropolitan Area. It is the 36th largest city in the United States of America. It was settled by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in January 1878.
Mesa is one of the United States' fastest-growing cities and ranks as the 38th-largest. The city has a larger population than better-known United States cities such as Cincinnati, Cleveland, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Saint Louis and Saint Paul. Although it has a large population, Mesa is a "bedroom community."
The City of Mesa has a complex and rich history. From its prehistoric roots to today’s dynamic business and residential community, Mesa has seen it all. The first prehistoric people to live in Mesa were the Hohokams who flourished in the valley for over 1,500 years.
Mesa, Arizona has a fascinating cultural history that dates back thousands of years. The area was first inhabited by various Native American tribes, including the Hohokam, who built an extensive network of canals for irrigation.
Mesa, is in Maricopa County. It is Arizona's third-largest city, and is part of the Greater Phoenix urban complex.
Mesa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 155,703. [ 2 ] The county seat and most populous municipality is Grand Junction. [ 3 ] The county was named for the many large mesas in the area, including the Grand Mesa, which is the largest flat-topped mountain in the world.