Pueblo, city in central Colorado and seat of Pueblo County. The city is located on the Arkansas River, at the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Pueblo is a transportation and industrial center in an irrigated farming region with a growing service economy. Principal manufactured items are steel, industrial water cooling equipment, aerospace equipment, food products, and food processing machinery. The city is the location of several federal offices, including the Consumer Information Center of the United States General Services Administration. To the east of the city is a logistics center for the U.S. Army. Air transportation is through Pueblo Memorial Airport.
The city is home to the University of Southern Colorado (1933) and a community college. Cultural institutions include the El Pueblo Museum, with exhibits on the various cultures that inhabited the region; the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, with several galleries and a children's museum; and a museum of military aircraft. The Colorado State Fair is held in the city each August.
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