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  2. List of counties in California - Wikipedia

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    Of the 58 counties in California, 14 are governed under a charter. They are Alameda, Butte, El Dorado, Fresno, Los Angeles, Orange, Placer, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Tehama. [6] Nine counties in California are named for saints, tied with Louisiana for the largest number.

  3. Geography of California - Wikipedia

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    Geography of California. Coordinates: 37°9′58″N 119°26′58″W. Map of California topography and geomorphic provinces. California's major mountain ranges. California is a U.S. state on the western coast of North America. Covering an area of 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km 2 ), California is among the most geographically diverse states.

  4. Orange County, California - Wikipedia

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    Orange County, often known by its initials O.C., is a county located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California, United States.As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,186,989, making it the third-most-populous county in California, the sixth-most-populous in the United States, and more populous than 19 American states and Washington, D.C. Although largely suburban, it is ...

  5. Imperial County, California - Wikipedia

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    25th. Website. www .co .imperial .ca .us. Imperial County ( Spanish: Condado de Imperial) is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 179,702, making it the least populous county in Southern California. [9] The county seat and largest city is El Centro. [11]

  6. Coastal California - Wikipedia

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    Map of counties commonly seen as constituting coastal California. Coastal California, also known as the California Coastline and the Golden Coast, refers to the coastal regions of the U.S. state of California. The term is not primarily geographical as it also describes an area distinguished by cultural, economic and political attributes.

  7. Siskiyou County, California - Wikipedia

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    Siskiyou County (/ ˈ s ɪ s k juː / ⓘ SISK-yoo) is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,076. Its county seat is Yreka and its highest point is Mount Shasta. It falls within the Cascadia bioregion. Siskiyou County is in the Shasta Cascade region along the ...

  8. Martinez, California - Wikipedia

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    Website. Official website. Martinez ( Spanish: Martínez) [9] [10] is a city and the county seat of Contra Costa County, California, United States, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. [11] Located on the southern shore of the Carquinez Strait, the city's population was 37,287 at the 2020 census.

  9. Alpine County, California - Wikipedia

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    1675840. Website. www .alpinecountyca .gov. Alpine County is a county in the eastern part of the U.S. state of California located within the Sierra Nevada on the state border with Nevada. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 1,204, [4] making it California's least populous county. The county seat and largest community is Markleeville.