Norman, Oklahoma

==Geography==

As of 2010, the city has a total area of {{cvt|189.42|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{cvt|178.77|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{cvt|10.65|sqmi|km2}} is water.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/gazetteer/2013_Gazetteer/2013_gaz_place_40.txt |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140621030904/http://www2.census.gov/geo/gazetteer/2013_Gazetteer/2013_gaz_place_40.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 21, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |title=Places |access-date=June 20, 2014}}</ref>

The center of this large incorporated area is {{cvt|20|mi|km|sigfig=1}} from the center of [[Oklahoma City]], and separated primarily by [[Moore, Oklahoma|Moore]], is in the [[Oklahoma City metropolitan area]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/bulletins/b10-02.pdf |publisher=U.S. Office of Management and Budget |title=OMB Bulletin No. 10-02 |access-date=July 31, 2010}}</ref>

===Topography===
Norman and the surrounding areas are mostly flat with an elevation near {{cvt|1171|ft}}.<ref name="OK_Climate">{{cite web |url=http://climate.ok.gov/index.php/site/page/climate_of_oklahoma |publisher=Oklahoma Climatological Survey |title=Climate of Oklahoma |access-date=January 7, 2012}}</ref> The terrain in the western section of Norman is prairie,<ref name="Cleveland_Climate">{{cite web |url=http://climate.mesonet.org/county_climate/Products/County_Climatologies/county_climate_cleveland.pdf |publisher=Oklahoma Climatological Survey |title=The Climate of Cleveland County |access-date=January 7, 2012}}</ref> while the eastern section, including the area surrounding [[Lake Thunderbird]], consists of some {{cvt|6000|acre|km2|0}} of lakes and [[Cross Timbers]] forest.<ref name="Cleveland_Climate" />