Phoenix, Arizona is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States, gaining over 3 million residents between 1980 and 2020. Laid out along a regular grid of blocks and avenues, it was designed to sprawl outward, and it has doubled in size in 40 years. The Phoenix metro area spans 14,600 square miles (37,800 square kilometers), an area 1.25 times the size of Belgium. This Timelapse features the southeastern part of the city, including the communities of Gilbert, Mesa and Chand