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Tempe , city (1990 pop. 141,865), Maricopa co., S Ariz., in the Salt River valley, a suburb of Phoenix ; inc. 1894. Its population has grown markedly since the 1970s with the expansion of the greater Phoenix area. Tempe is a health resort and an agricultural center, with lands irrigated by the Salt River project. Manufactures include machinery, electrical and communications equipment, glass, rubber, paper, plastics, apparel, chemicals, and tools. The city is the seat of Arizona State Univ., with an auditorium designed by Frank Lloyd Wright . The National Football League's Arizona Cardinals are based in Tempe and several major-league baseball teams have spring training camps in the area. Native American ruins are nearby. Across the Salt River is Papago Park.

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Tempe, Arizona/USA Hayden's Ferry Founded in 1872 on the Salt River by, and named after, Charles Hayden. It was renamed in 1880 after the Vale of Tempe (modern Greek, Témbi) in northern Greece, which was dedicated to the cult of Apollo.

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