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  2. List of regions of California - Wikipedia

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    South Coast. Ventura County. Oxnard Plain; Conejo Valley. Thousand Oaks; East County- Moorpark, Simi Valley; Channel Islands; Tovaangar; Greater Los Angeles. Malibu

  3. Southern California - Wikipedia

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    Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California.Its densely populated coastal region includes Greater Los Angeles (the second-most populous urban agglomeration in the United States) [4] [5] and San Diego County (the second-most populous county in California).

  4. Fresno, California - Wikipedia

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    The term "Red Wave" is the name given to the fans of Fresno State athletics, and as well as "Pride of the Valley" since the university's fanbase represents all of Fresno and California's San Joaquin Valley. The Save Mart Center at Fresno State is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of the California State University, Fresno.

  5. List of counties in California - Wikipedia

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    Of the 58 counties in California, 14 are governed under a charter. They are Alameda, Butte, El Dorado, Fresno, Los Angeles, Orange, Placer, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Tehama. [6] Nine counties in California are named for saints, tied with Louisiana for the largest number.

  6. Central California - Wikipedia

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    Central California is considered to be west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada. East of the Sierra is Eastern California . The largest cities in the region (over 50,000 population), from most to least populous, are Sacramento , Fresno , Bakersfield , Stockton , Modesto , Elk Grove , Salinas , Visalia , Clovis , Merced , Santa Cruz , Turlock ...

  7. Geography of southern California - Wikipedia

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    Essentially, the mountain ranges separate southern California into two distinct climatic regions: The heavy-populated coastal area west of these mountains is the one most associated with the term "southern California" and is characterized by pleasant weather all-year round, without frequent heat spells in the summer and without low temperatures ...

  8. Geography of California - Wikipedia

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    San Francisco is decidedly a Northern California city and Los Angeles is a Southern California one but areas in between do not often share their confidence in geographic identity. The US Geological Survey defines the geographic center of California about 7.1 miles (11.4 km) driving distance from the United States Forest Service office in the ...

  9. California megapolitan areas - Wikipedia

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    California's major urban areas normally are thought of as two large megalopolises: one in Northern California and one in Southern California, separated from each other by approximately 382 miles or 615 km [1] (the distance from Los Angeles to San Francisco), with sparsely inhabited (relatively) Central Coast, Central Valley, and Transverse Ranges in between.