Minneapolis-St. Paul

:"Twin Cities" (note capitalization) redirects here. This article is about the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. For the generic term, see Twin cities.

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The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and the surrounding area is the most highly-populated area in Minnesota and the 15th-largest metropolitan area in the United States as of the 2000 census. Minneapolis is the largest city in the state, and nearby St. Paul is the capital of Minnesota. There are many other places around the world that are considered twin cities, but Minneapolis-St. Paul is one of the best known. Today, the two cities directly border each other, although this was not always true. The downtown districts are about 10 miles (16 km) apart.

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Minneapolis - St. Paul - Minnesota - Metropolitan area - United States - 2000 - Capital - Twin cities - Downtown

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