Maricopa county i Arizona i USA

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Maricopa County (/ˌmærɪˈkoʊpə/ MARR-i-KOH-pə) is a county in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,817,117, making it the state's most populous county, and the fourth-most populous in the United States. It is more populous than 23 states. The county seat is Phoenix, the state capital and fifth-most populous city in the country.

Maricopa County is the central county of the Phönix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Maricopa County was named after the Maricopa Indians. There are five Indian reservations located in the county. The largest are the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (east of Scottsdale) and the Gila River Indian Community (south of Chandler).