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Madison, Wisconsin skyline ,USA

Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

The 2006 population estimate of Madison was 223,389, making it the second largest city in Wisconsin, after Milwaukee, and the 82nd largest in the United States. The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Dane County and neighboring Iowa and Columbia counties. The Madison MSA had a 2006 estimated population of 601,283, and is one of the fastest-growing in Wisconsin.

麦迪逊（Madison）是美国是威斯康辛州的首府和戴恩县的县治，亦为威斯康辛大学主校区之所在地。

2006年时人口数为223,389人, 使得麦迪逊成为威斯康辛州第二大城, 仅次于密尔瓦基. 同时也是全美第82大城. 麦迪逊市是美国人口普查局的麦迪逊都会区的主要成员, 该都会区还包含了整个戴恩县以及邻近的Iowa及Columbia县. 整个麦迪逊都会区在2006年人口估计为543,022人, 也是人口成长最快速的几个都会区之一.

州议会大楼和其他政府机关多位于市中心Mendota湖及Monona湖之间的狭长陆桥上。

References sources : wikipedia