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The only consolidated city-county in California area is about 46.9 square

miles (121 km²) population: 8.4 million was founded on June 29,1776 The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought rapid growth, making it the largest city on the West Coast at the time. Due to the growth of its population, San Francisco became a consolidated city-county in 1856. After three- quarters of the city was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and fire,San Francisco was quickly rebuilt, hosting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition nine years later.

the cool-summer Mediter ranean climate of California’s coast, “generally characterized

by moist mild winters and dry summers”.

the coast of northern California,surrounded on three sides by bodies

of water:the Pacific Ocean, the Golden Gate strait,and the San Francisco Bay.The city is laid out in a grid over some 40 hills,reaching heights of nearly 1,000 feet.

then 200,000) in the state of California and the second-most

densely populated major city in the United States after New York City.

POPULATION

                                    
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The Conservatory of Flowers in

Golden Gate Park.

Alcatraz receives 1.5 million annual visitors.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Golden Gate Bridge

The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest building in San Francisco

Fog is a regular feature of San Francisco summers