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The Bay Area consists of nine counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma) and 101 municipalities. [5] One, San Francisco, is a consolidated city–county. California law makes no distinction between "city" and "town", and municipalities may use either term in their official names. [6]
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a region of California surrounding and including the San Francisco Bay. [8] The Association of Bay Area Governments defines the Bay Area as including the nine counties that border the estuaries of San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and Suisun Bay: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, and San ...
Name Type County Population (2010) Land area Incorporated sq mi km 2; Alameda: City Alameda: 73,812 10.61 27.5 April 19, 1854: Albany: City Alameda: 18,539
Map of the United States with California highlighted. California is a state located in the Western United States. It is the most populous state and the third largest by area after Alaska and Texas. According to the 2020 United States Census, California has 39,538,223 inhabitants and 155,779.22 square miles (403,466.3 km 2) of land. [1]
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.
California counties in the San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco is both a city and a county. Some listed counties have no borders on San Francisco Bay , but are in the federal combined statistical area .
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cities in the San Francisco Bay Area. This category lists cities (including incorporated towns but not unincorporated communities) in the San Francisco Bay Area. Categorize these cities by county. Also categorize each city in Category:Cities in California, which should include all California cities.
The East Bay is the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area and includes cities along the eastern shores of the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. The region has grown to include inland communities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. [ 1] With a population of roughly 2.5 million in 2010, it is the most populous subregion in the Bay Area.