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The Coachella Valley (/ k oʊ ˈ tʃ ɛ l ə, ˌ k oʊ. ə-/ koh-CHEL-ə, KOH-ə-) [1] is an arid rift valley in the Colorado Desert of Southern California in Riverside County.The valley has been referred to as Greater Palm Springs and occasionally the Palm Springs Area [2] due to the historic prominence of the city of Palm Springs.
Due to a high percentage of Hispanics in the city, Coachella was a scene of Chicano political activism. The agricultural area surrounding Coachella was where the United Farm Workers union staged strikes and protests, including visits by UFW leader César Chávez in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2018, Harrison Street (the main street in town) was ...
Indio (Spanish for "Indian") is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. Indio is approximately 125 miles (201 km) east of Los Angeles, 23 miles (37 km) east of Palm Springs, and 98 miles (158 km) west of Blythe, California.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 December 2024. American annual music and arts festival held in Indio, California This article is about the festival. For the city, see Coachella, California. For other uses, see Coachella (disambiguation). Coachella Coachella in 2018 Genre Rock, pop, indie, hip hop, electronic dance music Dates ...
This area was previously known as 100 Palm Spring, as seen on 1874 maps and an official Land Office map dating to 1891. The post office was established in 1915, and the area was named Edom, California after the ancient Asian nation. However, in 1919, a residents petition was carried out and the name was changed to Thousand Palms.
The Metropolitan Statistical Area population of the Inland Empire (Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area) itself is more than 4.2 million people and is the 12th largest metropolitan area in the United States. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, it is the fastest growing area in the state.
The Eastern Coachella Valley is an area whose population is increasing fast due to its location. Its location is of great importance because it is located near the Californian and Mexican Border, in which most immigrants tend to settle in search for year-round or seasonal work. The Eastern Coachella Valley consists of four different cities.
Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a 3,709-acre (15.01 km 2) protected area in Riverside County, California's Coachella Valley. It lies within the unincorporated community of Thousand Palms , just north of Palm Desert .