The City and County of Denver, capital of the

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Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

, has 78 official

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as of January 2013. In addition to the official administrative neighborhoods, many residents have names for local neighborhoods that may not conform to the boundaries of official neighborhoods. Denver does not have any official larger area designations, unlike the City of Chicago for example, which has larger areas that house the neighborhoods (IE: Northwest Side). Denver residents use the terms "north" "south" "east" and "west" loosely, and the neighborhoods as categorized below reflect this.

Central

* Baker * Capitol Hill * Central Business District *

Cheesman Park Cheesman Park is an urban park and neighborhood located in the City and County of Denver, Colorado, United States. Geography Cheesman Park is located in central Denver, southeast of downtown. The Park has inexact borders, as it is framed on three ...

* Cherry Creek *

City Park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to resi ...

* City Park West *

Civic Center A civic center or civic centre is a prominent land area within a community that is constructed to be its focal point or center. It usually contains one or more dominant public buildings, which may also include a government building. Recently, the ...

* Congress Park *

Country Club A country club is a privately owned club, often with a membership quota and admittance by invitation or sponsorship, that generally offers both a variety of recreational sports and facilities for dining and entertaining. Typical athletic offe ...

* Lincoln Park * North Capitol Hill * Speer *

Union Station A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to ...

East

* Belcaro * Cory-Merrill * East Colfax *

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* Hilltop * Indian Creek * Lowry * Montclair * Park Hill * Virginia Village * Washington Virginia Vale *

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North

* Clayton *

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* Elyria-Swansea * Five Points * Globeville * North Park Hill * Skyland * South Park Hill * Whittier

Northeast

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* Denver International Airport * Gateway/Green Valley Ranch * Montbello * Northeast Park Hill

Northwest

* Auraria *

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* Chaffee Park *

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* Jefferson Park *

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* Sloan Lake * Sunnyside *

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South

* College View/South Platte * Overland * Platt Park * Rosedale *

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* University Park * Washington Park * Washington Park West * Wellshire

Southeast

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* Hampden * Hampden South * Kennedy * Southmoor Park

Southwest

* Bear Valley *

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* Harvey Park * Harvey Park South * Marston

West

* Athmar Park *

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* Barnum West * Mar Lee * Ruby Hill * Sun Valley * Valverde *

Villa Park Villa Park is a football stadium in Aston, Birmingham, England, with a seating capacity of 42,682. It has been the home of Premier League side Aston Villa since 1897. The ground is less than a mile from both Witton and Aston railway station ...

* West Colfax * Westwood

Non-official Neighborhoods

* Alamo Placita — A historic district, part of the larger Speer neighborhood. * Ballpark District - An active area that includes Coors Field and several blocks east, part of the Five Points neighborhood. * Burns Brentwood * Crestmoor * Curtis Park *

Golden Triangle Golden Triangle may refer to: Places Asia * Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia), named for its opium production * Golden Triangle (Yangtze), China, named for its rapid economic development * Golden Triangle (India), comprising the popular tourist ...

— An area which incorporates many of Denver's civic and cultural institutions, roughly corresponds with the Civic Center neighborhood. * Hampden Heights *

LoDo LoDo (Lower Downtown) is an unofficial neighborhood in Denver, Colorado, and is one of the oldest places of settlement in the city. It is a mixed-use historic district, known for its nightlife, and serves as an example of success in urban reinves ...

— Original settlement of Denver, with many of its oldest buildings and is known for its nightlife, overlaps parts of the Union Station and Five Points neighborhoods. * Mayfair * Parkfield *

RiNo Rino may refer to: * Rino (given name) * Republican In Name Only, a pejorative term for U.S. Republicans considered to be insufficiently conservative * Rino, a singer-songwriter who performs under CooRie * RiNo, the River North Art District north ...

Northside Northside or North Side may refer to: Music * Northside (band), a musical group from Manchester, England * NorthSide, an American record label * NorthSide Festival (Denmark), a music festival in Aarhus, Denmark * "Norf Norf", a 2015 song by Vinc ...

* South Denver * Uptown — Roughly corresponds with North Capitol Hill neighborhood.

References

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External links

City of Denver: Maps - Neighborhoods

City of Denver: Community Planning and Development

City of Denver: Office of Economic Development - Neighborhood Profiles

List of Denver neighborhoods
with descriptions, maps, homes - useful information for newcomers

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