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Description: Map of California in gray with counties outlined in white and labeled. Date: 25 December 2007: Source: Self-made. Labels inspired by Image:California counties map1.gif.
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.
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File:California_county_map.svg licensed with PD-USGov-DOC-Census 2006-09-21T21:01:46Z Tintazul 512x857 (722537 Bytes) County map corrected and coloured, with FIPS subcode; 2006-01-02T19:09:38Z Fastfission 94x160 (723356 Bytes) Vector map of California showing state and county borders. Derived from a US Census publication.
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
Northern California usually refers to the state's northernmost 48 counties. The main population centers of Northern California include San Francisco Bay Area (which includes the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, and the largest city of the region, San Jose), and Sacramento (the state capital) as well as its metropolitan area.
Map of the regions of California Map showing the division between Northern California (top white) and Southern California (bottom red) California is traditionally separated into Northern California and Southern California , divided by a straight border which runs across the state, separating the northern 48 counties from the southern 10 counties.
All counties elect all of their supervisors by district (San Francisco had at-large supervisors from 1980 to 2000, but in 2000 the county was once again divided into 11 districts, whose updated borders roughly followed those of the old 1970s-era districts, although the districts themselves were renumbered).