thumb|right|250px|Map of the United States with Nevada highlighted
Nevada is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, it is the 32nd most populous state, with inhabitants, but the 7th largest by land area, spanning . Nevada is divided into 17 counties and contains 19 municipalities. Nevada's municipalities cover only of the state's land area but are home to of its population. Cities are categorized by population for the purpose of determining the number of wards and council election structure as well as the number of city clerks: cities with 50,000 or more inhabitants are in population category one, cities with 5,000 or more but fewer than 50,000 inhabitants are in population category two, and cities having fewer than 5,000 inhabitants are in population category three.
Municipalities
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DowntownLasVegas.jpg|alt=Downtown Las Vegas|Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada's largest city by population
Green Valley High School, Henderson, Nevada (18193053422).jpg|alt=Aerial view of Henderson|Aerial view of Henderson, suburb of Las Vegas and Nevada's second most populous city
Reno skyline.JPG|alt=Skyline of Reno|Skyline of Reno, third most populous city in Nevada
Northlasv.jpg|alt=Mountains around North Las Vegas|Mountains around North Las Vegas, suburb of Las Vegas
Victorian Square, Sparks, Nevada.jpg|alt=Sparks, Nevada|Sparks, suburb of Reno and Nevada's fifth most populous city
Carson city nevada capitol.jpg|Carson City, Nevada's capital and sixth largest city by population
2015-10-30 10 09 36 View west along Main Street (Nevada State Route 427) in Fernley, Nevada.jpg|alt=Main street in Fernley|Main street of Nevada's newest city, Fernley
2012-09-30 14 28 33 View of downtown Elko in Nevada from a bluff to the south.jpg|alt=Downtown Elko|Downtown Elko, eighth most populous city in Nevada
Mesquite Nevada 2.jpg|alt=Downtown Mesquite|Downtown Mesquite, Nevada's ninth most populous city
Boulder City, View of Lake Mead.jpg|alt=Boulder city and Lake Mead|View of Boulder City, Nevada's tenth most populous city, and Lake Mead
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See also
- List of census-designated places in Nevada
- List of counties in Nevada