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Northern California (sometimes NorCal) refers to the northern portion of the state of California, roughly covering all of those counties except for the eight counties which make up Southern California.Northern California includes the region's largest city, San Jose and its suburbs in the Silicon Valley. Other major cities include Oakland, Sacramento (the state capital) and San Francisco.
Northern California is home to two of the most prestigious universities in the United States, Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley. Other universities include the University of California, Davis, University of California, Santa Cruz, San Jose State University, University of San Francisco, Santa Clara University, Humboldt State UniversityHumboldt State University is the northernmost campus of the California State University system, and is located in Arcata, California, about 300 miles north of San Francisco, on a hillside with a view of the Pacific Ocean. The university's approximate stud, University of the PacificThe University of the Pacific formerly College of the Pacific is an independent university, first chartered in 1851 under the name California Wesleyan College. It was the state's first institution for higher learning. The University of the Pacific has thr, California State University, SacramentoCalifornia State University, Sacramento better known as "Sacramento State", "Sac State", or CSUS, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California. Sacramento State is part of the California State University system. CSUS was founded as, and California State University, ChicoCalifornia State University, Chico Motto''Ars Probat Artificem (Latin, "Art is the test of the artisan. Established 1887 School type Public President Paul Zingg Location Chico, CA, USA Enrollment 14,500 Faculty 1,000 Endowment US$17. 9 Million Campus Rura.
It is characterized by its beautiful coastline, mediterranean climateA mediterranean climate is one that resembles those of lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It is usually experienced between 30 to 50 degrees north and 30 to 40 degrees south of the Equator. Precipitation As an example, San Francisco in California, USA, relatively low population density (apart from the San Francisco Bay AreaThe San Francisco Bay Area sometimes referred to as The Bay Area is a metropolitan area that lies along the San Francisco Bay in northern California. It is often defined as the area covered by the nine counties that border either San Francisco Bay or San and metropolitan Sacramento), and redwood forests.
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