Oakland, California
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Oakland is a city in California. It is across the bay from San Francisco. It is the county seat of Alameda County and the third-largest city in the Bay Area, after San Jose and San Francisco. At one time, Oakland had many factories that built cars, ships and airplanes. It is a major rail junction. It is the home of the Athletics baseball team and the Raiders football team.
City of Oakland | |
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Coordinates: 37°48′16″N 122°16′15″W / 37.80444°N 122.27083°WCoordinates: 37°48′16″N 122°16′15″W / 37.80444°N 122.27083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Alameda |
Region | San Francisco Bay Area |
Incorporated | May 4, 1852[3] |
Named for | The large oak forest that originally covered the area |
Government | |
• Type | Strong mayor[4] |
• Mayor | Libby Schaaf (D)[5] |
• State senator | Nancy Skinner (D)[6] |
• Assemblymembers | Tony Thurmond (D) and Rob Bonta (D)[7] |
• U. S. rep. | Barbara Lee (D)[8] |
Area | |
• Total | 77.89 sq mi (201.74 km2) |
• Land | 55.91 sq mi (144.80 km2) |
• Water | 21.98 sq mi (56.94 km2) 28.48% |
Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 440,646 |
• Rank | 1st in Alameda County 8th in California 45th in the United States |
• Density | 7,898.29/sq mi (2,990.53/km2) |
Time zone | UTC– 08:00 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC– 07:00 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes | 94601–94615, 94617-94624, 94649, 94659–94662, 94666[12] |
FIPS code | 06-53000 |
GNIS feature IDs | 277566, 2411292 |
Website | www [13][14][15] |
California governor Jerry Brown was once mayor of Oakland. The current mayor is Libby Schaaf.
References
- ↑ SCANLON, TOM (November 22, 1992). The New Motown : Call it 'Oaktown.' It's funky, it's thriving. It's definitely not L.A. or New York. And it just may be the Hip-Hop Capital of America. http://articles.latimes.com/1992-11-22/entertainment/ca-1810_1_east-bay-area.
- ↑ "Debate over Oakland motto exposes racial divide, identity crisis". sfchronicle.com. April 16, 2016.
- ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Elected Officials". City of Oakland, California. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Mayor". City of Oakland, California. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ↑ "California's 13th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Oakland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Oakland (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Zip Code Lookup". USPS. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ↑ "In Photos: Goodbye, Oaklandnet.com". City of Oakland. April 20, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- ↑ "Hello, Oaklandca.gov!". City of Oakland. April 23, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- ↑ "oaklandnet.com" was the past official website before April 2018, on which date the domain was permanently moved to "oaklandca.gov".
Other websites
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