Douglas (Arizona)

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Douglas
Douglas around 1900
Douglas around 1900
Location in County and Arizona
Cochise County Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Douglas highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : May 15, 1905
State : United States
State : Arizona
County : Cochise County
Coordinates : 31 ° 21 ′  N , 109 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 31 ° 21 ′  N , 109 ° 33 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain Standard Time ( UTC − 7 )
Residents : 17,016 (as of 2006)
Population density : 850.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 20.0 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of
which 20.0 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 1221 m
Postcodes : 85607, 85608, 85655
Area code : +1 520
FIPS : 04-20050
GNIS ID : 0004069
Website : www.douglasaz.gov
Mayor : Donald C. Huish

Douglas is an American city ​​in Arizona in Cochise County . It has about 17,000 inhabitants on an area of ​​20.0 km² (as of 2006). The city was named after James Douglas , a Canadian entrepreneur.

Douglas is right on the border with Mexico . Opposite it is the Mexican city of Agua Prieta . The location served as the location for the movie Arizona Dream . Arizona State Route 80 runs through the city and US Highway 191 begins in Douglas .

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