Pueblo is situated at the confluence of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek, 112 miles (180 km) south of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The area is considered to be semi-arid desert land, with approximately 12 inches (304.80 mm) of precipitation annually. With its location in the "Banana Belt", Pueblo tends to get less snow than the other major cities in Colorado. Pueblo is the heart of t
he Pueblo Metropolitan Statistical Area and an important part of the Front Range Urban Corridor.[3] Pueblo is one of the largest steel-producing cities in the United States;.[8] Because of this Pueblo is referred to as the "Steel City". The Historic Arkansas River Project (HARP) is a river walk in the Union Avenue Historic Commercial District, and shows the history of the Pueblo Flood. The median home price for homes on the market in Pueblo is $147,851 as of February 2013.[9]
Pueblo is the primary city in the Pueblo metropolitan statistical area (MSA) totaling over 160,000 people.[10]
