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The --officially the '''Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Statistical Area'''--is a
Metro Area in east-central
Alabama with a
2005 population of 123,254. It was the 19th fastest growing metro area in the United States between
1990 and
2000 . The Auburn Metro area consists of
Lee County , and includes the cities of
Auburn (population 48,348),
Opelika (population 23,483), and the northernmost portion of
Phenix City (population 28,936).