THE MARANA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Arizona Upland/Eastern Sonoran Basins setting.
Marana town has 121.7 square miles of land in Pima County, Pinal County. Its Census reference point is in Arizona Upland/Eastern Sonoran Basins, within Sonoran Basin and Range.
Hot desert basins are separated by low mountain ranges. Palo verde, cacti and other drought-adapted plants distinguish the Sonoran setting from the Mojave region farther north.
Regional context: Sonoran Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Marana intersects 2 county geographies: Pima County, Pinal County. A Marana mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Marana by land and water
The Census records 0.68 square miles of water within Marana, or 0.6% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points higher than the 0.3% recorded for Arizona. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Marana town has 1,383.3 times the land area of nearby Rillito CDP (0.09 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

