Geography
Cairo is located at the confluence of the Mississippi with the Ohio River, near Mounds, Illinois. The elevation above sea level is 315 feet (96 m). The lowest point in the state of Illinois is located on the Mississippi River in Cairo.
According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of 9.08 square miles (23.5 km2), of which 6.97 square miles (18.1 km2) (or 76.76%) is land and 2.12 square miles (5.5 km2) (or 23.35%) is water.
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