{{infobox settlement |name = aurora, colorado |nickname = the gateway to the rockiesthe sunrise of colorado |settlement_type = home rule municipality |motto = |image_skyline = aurora municipal center.jpg |imagesize = 300px |image_caption = the aurora municipal center |image_seal = seal of aurora, colorado.png |seal_size = |image_map = arapahoe county colorado incorporated and unincorporated areas aurora highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = location in arapahoe countyand the state of colorado |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = |coordinates_region = us-co |subdivision_type = country |subdivision_name = united states |subdivision_type1 = state |subdivision_name1 = colorado |subdivision_type2 = counties |subdivision_name2 = arapahoe countyadams countydouglas county |government_footnotes = |government_type = home rule municipality |leader_title = mayor |leader_name = steve hogan (r) |leader_title1 = city manager |leader_name1 = george (skip) noe |established_title = platted |established_date = 1891 as fletcher |established_title2 = incorporated (town) |established_date2 = 1903-05-05, as the town&nbsp;of&nbsp;fletcher |established_title3 = incorporated (city) |established_date3 = 1929 as the city&nbsp;of&nbsp;aurora |area_magnitude = 1 e9 |unit_p
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