The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part
of the U.S. state of Nevada. The state's largest urban agglomeration,
the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is coextensive since 2003
with Clark County, Nevada. The Valley is largely defined by the Las
Vegas Valley landform, a 600 sq mi (1,600 km2) basin area surrounded
by mountains to the north, south, east and west of the metropolitan
area. The Valley is home to the three largest incorporated cities in
Nevada: Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas. Eleven
unincorporated towns governed by the Clark County government are part
of the Las Vegas Township and constitute the largest community in the
state of Nevada. The lowest elevation is SE on the shores of Lake Mead
at 1084 feet. Lake Las Vegas near Lake Mead is 1410 to 1500 feet. The
East side is approximately 1800 feet, downtown 2000 feet, Las Vegas
Strip 2100 feet and on the far West side in Summerlin, 3500 feet.The
Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of
the U.S. state of Nevada. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the
Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is coextensive since 2003 with
Clark County, Nevada. The Valley is largely defined by the Las Vegas
Valley landform, a 600 sq mi (1,600 km2) basin area surrounded by
mountains to the north, south, east and west of the metropolitan area.
The Valley is home to the three largest incorporated cities in Nevada:
Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas. Eleven unincorporated towns
governed by the Clark County government are part of the Las Vegas
Township and constitute the largest community in the state of Nevada.
The lowest elevation is SE on the shores of Lake Mead at 1084 feet.
Lake Las Vegas near Lake Mead is 1410 to 1500 feet. The East side is
approximately 1800 feet, downtown 2000 feet, Las Vegas Strip 2100 feet
and on the far West side in Summerlin, 3500 feet.The names Las Vegas
and Vegas are interchangeably used to indicate the Valley, the Strip,
and the city, and as a brand by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors
Authority to denominate the region. The Valley is affectionately known
as the "ninth island" by Hawaii natives and Las Vegans alike, in part
due to the large number of people originally from Hawaii who live in
and regularly travel to Las Vegas.Since the 1990s the Las Vegas Valley
has seen rapid growth, tripling its population of 741,459 in 1990 to
2,227,053 estimated in 2018. The Las Vegas Valley remains one of the
fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States, and in its
relatively short history has established a diverse presence in
international business, commerce, urban development and entertainment,
as well as one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world.
In 2014, a record breaking 41 million visited the Las Vegas area,
producing a gross metropolitan product of more than $100 billion. Las Vegas Valley Top Movies & Young Movies