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This 1562 map Americae Sive Quartae Orbis Partis Nova Et Exactissima Descriptio by Diego Gutiérrez was the first map to print the toponym California.. Multiple theories regarding the origin of the name California, as well as the root language of the term, have been proposed, [1] but most historians believe the name likely originated from a 16th-century novel, Las sergas de Esplandián.
This is a list of urban areas in the California as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, ordered according to their 2010 estimated Census populations.In the table, UA refers to "urbanized area" (urban areas with population over 50,000) and UC refers to "urban cluster" (urban areas with population less than 50,000).
Atherton (/ ˈ æ θ ə r t ə n / ATH-ər-tən) is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States.Its population was 7,188 as of 2020. The town's zoning regulations permit only one single-family home per acre, and prohibit sidewalks.
Goleta (/ ɡ ə ˈ l iː t ə /; Spanish:; Spanish for "schooner") [12] is a city in southern Santa Barbara County, California, United States.It was incorporated as a city in 2002, after a long period as the largest unincorporated populated area in the county.
Carmel-by-the-Sea (/ k ɑːr ˈ m ɛ l /), [8] commonly known simply as Carmel, is a city in Monterey County, California, located on the Central Coast of California.As of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 3,220, down from 3,722 at the 2010 census.
Name City County Enrollment Founded Athletics University of California, Berkeley: Berkeley: Alameda: 45,057 1869 NCAA Div. I (Pac-12 (until 2024), ACC (starting 2024), MPSF, America East)
This list of the largest cities on the United States West Coast includes the largest cities by population within the West Coast states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California. Historically, the largest population hubs along the West Coast have been centered along the coastal regions and port cities such as Los Angeles , San Francisco ...
Napa is the largest city and county seat of Napa County and a principal city of Wine Country in Northern California, United States. Located in the North Bay region of the Bay Area, the city had a population of 77,480 as of the end of 2021. [9] Napa is a major tourist destination in California, known for its wineries, restaurants, and arts culture.