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The U.S. state of California is divided into 58 counties. [1] The state was first divided into 27 counties on February 18, 1850. These were further sub-divided to form sixteen additional counties by 1860. Another fourteen counties were formed through further subdivision from 1861 to 1893. The most recent county to form was Imperial County, in 1907.
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
California is divided into 58 counties [4] and contains 483 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 dominant areas are Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, and Riverside-San Bernardino, each of which is the center of its respective metropolitan area, composed of numerous smaller cities and communities. The urban area is also host to an international metropolitan region in the form of San Diego–Tijuana, created by the urban area ...
Like most states, California is divided into counties, of which there are 58 (including San Francisco) [note 1] covering the entire state. Most urbanized areas are incorporated as cities, [note 2] though not all of California is within the boundaries of a city. School districts, which
California is divided into 58 counties and contains 1,129 census designated-places (CDPs) as of 2020 (1,136 as of 2023). San Francisco is a consolidated city–county, which means that San Francisco County does not contain any CDPs. The census-designated places in this list have a population of 10,000 or higher.
Largest combined statistical areas in California CA rank U.S. rank Combined statistical area [170] 2020 census [170] 2010 census [170] Change Counties [171] 1: 2: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area: 18,644,680 17,877,006 +4.29%: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura: 2: 4: San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA ...
There are 58 counties, 482 California cities, [26] about 1,102 school districts, [27] and about 3,400 special districts. [28] Counties and incorporated cities may promulgate local ordinances , which are usually codified in county or city codes, respectively, and are misdemeanor crimes unless otherwise specified as infractions . [ 29 ]