Southwestern United States
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The Southwestern United States, commonly referred to as the Southwest, is a region of the western United States. It almost always includes New Mexico and Arizona, but very often takes in southern California, southern Nevada and Utah, southern Colorado, far western Texas and western Oklahoma. However, the precise definition varies widely. For example, large parts of Texas and the southern and eastern portions of Oklahoma are very often considered to be Southern rather than Southwestern in history and culture.
The population density of the region is less than three people per square mile. The Southwest is also more ethnically varied than neighboring regions, with significant Spanish American, Mexican American, and American Indian populations.
The Southwest contains many large cities and metropolitan areas of the country, despite the low population density of the region as a whole.. Los Angeles is the most populous city in the Southwestern United States, as well as the second most populous city in the U.S.; Phoenix, Dallas, San Antonio, San Diego and Houston all rank among the top ten most populou cities as well. Fort Worth and San Jose are in the top 20. Many of the states in this region, such as Nevada and Arizona, have witnessed some of the highest population growth in the United States. Urban areas in this region, like Las Vegas and Phoenix are some of the fastest growing cities in the country.
Tex-Mex cuisine was popularized in San Antonio, and has spread to many other areas, both in Texas and in other nearby western states. New Mexican cuisine, includes a notable focus on it's respective regional emphasis on chile spice. Arizona's very popular Arizona-Sonoran cuisine, hold's it's own meld of northern Mexican states' love of heavy sauces, as well as that regional respect for chile heat. And, the San Francisco burrito and "Fresh Mex" or Baja California-style of Mexican food is also commonly associated with the Southwest.
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