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about Des Moines

Des Moines (pronounced "de Moyne") is the capital city of the U.S. state of Iowa. Founded in 1846, the population of the city of Des Moines was 198,682 according to the census of 2000. Des Moines is the county seat of Polk County.

It is in the south central part of the state. The Des Moines River and Raccoon River meet south of downtown and serve as the city's primary water supply.

Many insurance companies have their headquarters there.

The capitol building is one of only a few U.S. state capitol buildings with a genuine gold-plated dome.

The major interstates going to Des Moines are I-35 and I-80.

Its downtown has a 3.5 mile-long (5.6 km) skywalk system, allowing people to travel between buildings without going outside.

Des Moines geography

Des Moines is located at 41°35'27" North, 93°37'15" West (41.590939, -93.620866).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 200.1 km² (77.2 mi²). 196.3 km² (75.8 mi²) of it is land and 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.88% water.

Near cities to Des Moines

• Ames travel guide 48 km
• Fort Dodge travel guide 110 km
• Cedar Falls travel guide 140 km
• Waterloo travel guide 140 km
• Cedar Rapids travel guide 170 km
• Iowa City travel guide 170 km
• Council Bluffs travel guide 190 km
• Omaha travel guide 200 km
• Saint Joseph travel guide 230 km
• Sioux City travel guide 250 km

Near webcams to Des Moines

• Ames - Iowa State University webcam 48 km
• Monticello - downtown webcam 210 km
• Lincoln - Skycam webcam 270 km
• Lincoln webcam 270 km
• Lincoln webcam 270 km
• Macomb Downtown webcam 280 km
• Rochester webcam 280 km
• New Ulm webcam 310 km
• Minneapolis - Campus Cam webcam 370 km
• Minneapolis - Walker Art Center webcam 380 km

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