San Diego
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| City of San Diego | |||
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| Eik-name(s): America's Finest City | |||
| Motto: Semper Vigilans (Laitin for "Iver Vigilant") | |||
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| Coordinates: 32°42′54″N 117°09′45″W / 32.715°N 117.1625°W | |||
| Kintra | Unitit States | ||
| State | Californie | ||
| Coonty | San Diego | ||
| Foondit | 16 Julie 1769 | ||
| Incorporated | 27 Mairch 1850 | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Mayor | Jerry Sanders | ||
| - Ceety Attorney | Jan Goldsmith | ||
| - City Council memmers |
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| - Ceety | 372.398 sq mi (964.506 km2) | ||
| - Laund | 325.188 sq mi (842.233 km2) | ||
| - Watter | 47.210 sq mi (122.273 km2) 12.68% | ||
| Hicht | 72–400 ft (22 m) | ||
| Indwallers (Census 2010) | |||
| - Ceety | 1,301,617 | ||
| - Rank | 1st in San Diego Coonty 2nt in Californie 8t in the Unitit States |
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| - Densitie | 4,002.6/sq mi (1,545.4/km2) | ||
| - Metro | 3,095,313 | ||
| Demonym | San Diegan | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | ||
| - Simmer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | ||
| ZIP code | 92101-92117, 92119-92124, 92126-92140, 92142, 92145, 92147, 92149-92155, 92158-92172, 92174-92177, 92179, 92182, 92184, 92186, 92187, 92190-92199 | ||
| Aurie code(s) | 619, 858 | ||
| FIPS code | 66000 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1661377 | ||
| Wabsteid | www.sandiego.gov | ||
San Diego (pronounced /ˌsæn diːˈeɪɡoʊ/), named efter Saunt Didacus (Spainyie: Diego de Alcalá), is the aicht-lairgest ceety in the Unitit States an seicont-lairgest ceety in Californie, efter Los Angeles, wi a population o 1,306,300 (Jul 2009) athin its admeenistrative limits on a land aurie o 372.1 square miles (963.7 km2). The ceety is locatit on the coast o the Paceefic Ocean in Soothren Californie. The urban aurie o San Diego extends ayont the admeenistrative ceety limits wi a population o 2,880,000. San Diego is an aa the coonty seat o San Diego Coonty[2], the 5t lairgest coonty, bi population, in the Unitit States.
The ceety is the economic centre o the San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos metropolitan aurie considered congruent wi the coonty. The ceety wis ratit the fift-best place tae live in the Unitit States in 2006 bi Money magazine. Accordin tae Forbes magazine, San Diego is the fift-wealthiest ceety in the Unitit States an the 9t safest ceety in the top 10 leet o safest ceeties in the U.S.[3] San Diego's top four industries are manufacturing, defense, tourism, and agriculture.[4] San Diego's economy is lairgely composed o agricultur, biotechnology/biosciences, computer sciences, electronics manufacturin, defense-relatit manufacturin, financial an business services, ship repair, ship construction, software development, telecommunications, wireless research, an tourism. The presence o the University of California, San Diego, (UCSD) wi the affiliatit UCSD Medical Center promotes research in biotechnology.[5] San Diego is an aa designatit as an iHub Innovation Center bi umwhile Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Office o Economic Development.[6][7]
Sister ceeties [edit]
San Diego haes fifteen sister ceeties, as designatit bi Sister Cities International:[8]
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Campinas, Brazil
Cavite, Philippines
Edinburgh, Scotland, Unitit Kinrick
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Jeonju, Sooth Korea
León, Mexico
Perth, Australie
Taichung, Taiwan, Republic o Cheenae
Tema, Ghana- Tijuana, Mexico
Vladivostok, Roushie
Warsaw, Poland[9]
Yantai, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Yokohama, Japan[10]
References [edit]
- ↑ U.S. Census
- ↑ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 7 Juin 2011. .
- ↑ Clemence, Sara. "Richest Cities In The U.S.", Forbes, October 28, 2005. Retrieved on 22 Apryle 2009..
- ↑ City of San Diego website: Economic Development. Sandiego.gov. Retrieved on 1 Julie 2010. .
- ↑ Doyle, Monica. "UCSD Extension Awarded A $150,000 Grant For Biotechnology Collaboration With Israel", UCSD News, February 5, 2004. Retrieved on 22 Apryle 2009..
- ↑ http://www.business.ca.gov/Portals/0/AdditionalResources/Reports/iHub%20Writeups-San%20Diego.pdf
- ↑ Videos - San Diego: Global Center of Health Care Innovation - West Wireless Health Institute
- ↑ Online Directory: California, USA. Sister Cities International. Archived from the original on 16 Januar 2008. . Retrieved on 22 Apryle 2009. .
- ↑ Miasta partnerskie Warszawy. um.warszawa.pl. Biuro Promocji Miasta (2005-05-04). Retrieved on 29 August 2008. .
- ↑ Eight Cities/Six Ports: Yokohama's Sister Cities/Sister Ports. Yokohama Convention & Visitiors Bureau. Retrieved on 18 Julie 2009. .
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