Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota, and St. Paul is the state capital.
The Twin Cities metro area covers Minneapolis and St. Paul and their suburbs. There are 182 cities and townships in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area, and seven counties.
The seven counties in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area are:
- Hennepin (contains the city of Minneapolis)
- Ramsey (contains the city of St. Paul)
- Anoka
- Washington
- Carver
- Scott
- Dakota
Map of the cities, townships and counties in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area (PDF file)
As of April 2007, the population of the seven-county Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area was 2.85 million.
