Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Map of northern California counties. California experienced a population boom during its gold rush (1848–1855), bringing more than 300,000 new residents, with very few of these settling in the southern part of the state.
Another fourteen counties were formed through further subdivision from 1861 to 1893. The most recent county to form was Imperial County, in 1907. California is home to San Bernardino County, the largest county in the contiguous United States, as well as Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States.
name = Northern California Name used in the default map caption; image = USA California Northern location map.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" image1 = Relief_map_of_Northern_California.png An alternative map image, usually a relief map, which can be displayed via the relief or AlternativeMap parameters; top = 41.997577
The term Southern California usually refers to the ten southernmost counties which closely match the lower one-third of California's span of latitude. This definition coincides neatly with the county lines at 35° 47′ 28″ north latitude, which form the northern borders of San Luis Obispo, Kern, and San Bernardino counties.
Orange County Area. Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA. Santa Ana; South Coast Metro; Santa Ana Valley; Saddleback Valley; Santa Ana Mountains; San Diego–Tijuana. San Diego metropolitan area. North County. North County Coastal; North County Inland; Temecula Valley; East County. Mountain Empire; South Bay
For example, {{Australia Labelled Map|width=500}} displays the labelled image as a larger one of 500 pixels in width instead of the default, 400. For earthly geographic maps, conforming to these specifications can allow easier conversion to for any other purposes such as for the use of {{ Location map+ }} .
Own work based on California Economic Strategy Panel Regions (PDF). California Labor Workforce and Development Agency (October 2006). Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved on March 1, 2010. Author: Own work Based on File:California county map (labeled).svg by User:Thadius856: Other versions
[11] This proposed region extended from Monterey to Sonoma County and from Fresno to Reno, Nevada. In 2007, the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR), published a report detailing a more restrictive definition of the Megaregion, which included the counties and metropolitan areas highlighted in the map below.