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  2. List of counties in California - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. California Department of Fish and Wildlife - Wikipedia

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    Map. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife ( CDFW ), formerly known as the California Department of Fish and Game ( CDFG ), is an American state agency under the California Natural Resources Agency. The Department of Fish and Wildlife manages and protects the state's wildlife, wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, algae (kelp and seaweed) and ...

  4. California State Water Project - Wikipedia

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    The California State Water Project, commonly known as the SWP, is a state water management project in the U.S. state of California under the supervision of the California Department of Water Resources. The SWP is one of the largest public water and power utilities in the world, providing drinking water for more than 27 million people and ...

  5. Salton Sea - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Salton Sea drainage area. The Salton Sea is a shallow, landlocked, highly saline endorheic lake in Riverside and Imperial counties at the southern end of the U.S. state of California. It lies on the San Andreas Fault within the Salton Trough, which stretches to the Gulf of California in Mexico .

  6. Local government in California - Wikipedia

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    Local government in California. The government of California has an extensive system of local government that manages public functions throughout the state. 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 ...

  7. Marin County, California - Wikipedia

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    Marin County ( / məˈrɪn / ⓘ mə-RIN; Spanish: Condado de Marín) is a county located in the northwestern part of the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 262,231. [3] Its county seat and largest city is San Rafael. [4]

  8. List of California state prisons - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of state prisons in California operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). [ 1] CDCR operates 34 adult prisons in California, with a design capacity of 85,083 incarcerated people. CDCR both owns and operates 34 of the state prisons; it additionally operates California City Correctional Facility ...

  9. List of California state agencies - Wikipedia

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    Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, California (BCSH) Cannabis Control, Bureau of. Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (CFB) Central Valley Flood Protection Board (CVFPB) Child Support Services, Department of (CDCSS) Chiropractic Examiners, Board of (BCE) Citizens Compensation Commission, California.