Twin Cities
The Twin Cities area of Minnesota is the political, cultural, and economic capital of the Upper Midwest, and along with the Chicago and Detroit metropolitan areas, forms the core of the North Coast region of the United States.Tap on the map to travel |
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Saint Paul
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Saint Paul is the capital city and the second largest city of the US state of Minnesota.
Bloomington
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Bloomington, Minnesota is a suburb of Minneapolis. It is near the Minneapolis-St.
Destinations
Brooklyn Park
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Brooklyn Park is a suburban city on the west bank of the Mississippi River, upstream from downtown Minneapolis in northern Hennepin County.
Woodbury
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Woodbury is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States, eight miles east of Saint Paul along Interstate 94.
Stillwater
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Stillwater is a city in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.
St. Louis Park
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St. Louis Park is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.
Shakopee
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Shakopee is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Minnesota, United States.
Roseville
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Roseville is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States.
Eagan
Eagan is a city of 69,000 people in Minnesota on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River.Cottage Grove
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Cottage Grove is a city of 40,000 people in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.
Chanhassen
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Chanhassen is a small city in Minnesota located just southwest of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
Burnsville
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Burnsville is a city 15 miles south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County, Minnesota.
Richfield
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Richfield is a suburban city in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.
Minnetonka
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Minnetonka is a suburban city of 54,000 people in the Twin Cities area.
Maple Grove
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Maple Grove is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.
Eden Prairie
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Eden Prairie is a city 12 miles southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Hennepin County and the 16th-largest city in the State of Minnesota, United States.
Coon Rapids
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Coon Rapids is a city in Anoka County, in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.
Chaska
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Chaska is a growing city in Minnesota which features a vibrant business and cultural community.
Anoka
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Anoka is a city in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Anoka County and known as the Halloween Capital of the World.
Apple Valley
Apple Valley, a relatively-modern suburban community at the southern edge of Minnesota's…Rogers
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Rogers is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.
Inver Grove Heights
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Inver Grove Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.
White Bear Lake
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White Bear Lake is a city in Ramsey County in the state of Minnesota, United States.
Rosemount
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Rosemount is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States, on the southern edge of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
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Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport is the major airport of the Twin Cities region, 7 miles south of downtown Minneapolis and 7 miles southwest of Saint Paul.
Hastings
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Hastings is a city mostly in Dakota County, Minnesota, of which it is the county seat, with a portion in Washington County, Minnesota, United States.
Hopkins
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Hopkins is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, located west of Minneapolis.
Edina
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Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States and a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis.
Monticello
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Monticello is a city next to the Mississippi River in Wright County, Minnesota, United States.
Forest Lake
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Forest Lake is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States, located 27 miles northeast of Saint Paul.
Arden Hills
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Arden Hills is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States.
North Branch
North Branch is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States, at the junction of Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highway 95.Taylors Falls
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Taylors Falls is a town in Chisago County in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.
Chisago City
Chisago City is a northern suburb of the Twin Cities and located in the Chisago Lakes area, comprising Lindstrom and Center City, the county seat of Chisago County in east central Minnesota.Bayport
Bayport is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States.Twin Cities
- Type: Economic region with 3,230,000 residents
- Description: metropolitan area in Minnesota, United States
- Categories: metropolitan statistical area and twin cities
- Location: Ramsey, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude of centre
44.9575° or 44° 57' 27" northLongitude of centre
-93.1785° or 93° 10' 43" westPopulation
3,230,000Elevation
274 metres (899 feet)GeoNames ID
6955117Wikidata ID
Q1480013Twin Cities Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: منيابولس سانت بول
- Asturian: Área metropolitana de Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Basque: Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropoli-eremua
- Belarusian: Мінэапаліс — Сэнт-Пол
- Catalan: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Chinese: 明尼亞波利斯—聖保羅都會區
- Chinese: 明尼阿波利斯-聖保羅都會區
- Chinese: 明尼阿波利斯—圣保罗都会区
- Chinese: 明尼阿波利斯—聖保羅都會區
- Chinese: 明尼阿波利斯聖保羅都會區
- Dutch: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Dutch: Minneapolis - Saint Paul
- Dutch: Minneapolis-St-Paul
- Dutch: Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Dutch: Minneapolis-St.Paul
- Dutch: Minneapolis – Saint Paul
- Dutch: Twin Cities
- English: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- English: Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area
- English: Minneapolis-St. Paul
- English: Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area
- English: Minneapolis-St Paul
- English: Minneapolis/Saint Paul
- English: Minneapolis/St. Paul
- English: Minneapolis/St Paul
- English: Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- English: Minneapolis–St. Paul
- English: Minneapolis–St Paul
- English: Saint Paul-Minneapolis
- English: Saint Paul-Minneapolis Metropolitan Area
- English: Saint Paul–Minneapolis
- English: St. Paul-Minneapolis
- English: St. Paul-Minneapolis Metropolitan Area
- English: St. Paul–Minneapolis
- Finnish: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- French: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- French: Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- German: Metropolregion Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- German: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- German: Minneapolis-St. Paul
- German: Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- German: Twin Cities
- Hausa: Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- Hebrew: מטרופולין מיניאפוליס-סנט פול
- Hebrew: מטרופולין מיניאפוליס–סנט פול
- Icelandic: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Italian: Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- Japanese: ミネアポリス・セントポール都市圏
- Japanese: ミネアポリス=セント・ポール
- Korean: 미니애폴리스-세인트폴
- Persian: سینت پال-مینیاپولیس
- Persian: سینت پل-مینیاپولیس
- Polish: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Polish: Twin Cities
- Portuguese: Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Portuguese: Região Metropolitana de Mineápolis-São Paulo
- Portuguese: Região Metropolitana de Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Portuguese: Twin cities
- Romanian: Metropolregion Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Romanian: Zona metropolitană Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Russian: Агломерация Миннеаполис — Сент-Пол
- Slovak: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Slovak: Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Slovak: Twin Cities
- Slovenian: Minneapolis - Saint Paul
- Slovenian: Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- South Azerbaijani: سینت پل-مینیاپولیس
- Spanish: Area metropolitana de Mineapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
- Spanish: Ciudades Gemelas
- Spanish: Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Spanish: Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- Spanish: Minneapolis – Saint Paul
- Spanish: Área metropolitana de Mineápolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
- Spanish: Área metropolitana de Mineápolis–Saint Paul
- Spanish: Área metropolitana de Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Spanish: Área metropolitana de Minneapolis–Saint Paul
- Swedish: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Swedish: Tvillingstäderna
- Swedish: Twin Cities
- Telugu: మిన్నియాపోలిస్-సెయింట్ పాల్
- Turkish: Twin Cities
- Urdu: منیاپولس–سینٹ پال
- Vietnamese: Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Vietnamese: Vùng đô thị Minneapolis – Saint Paul
- Area metropolitana di Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
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