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The 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 Pablo Bay: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. By this definition, the Bay Area has a population of over seven million residents, making it the second largest metropolitan area west of the Mississippi. Santa Cruz County is sometimes considered a member of the Bay Area as well. It does not adjoin the San Francisco Bay, but has strong cultural ties to the Bay Area.This nine- or ten-county area consists of cities of various size that lie more or less contiguously around the length of the bay. Three large cities dominate the area: San Francisco, San JoseSan Jose is a major city in California, USA, and the county seat of Santa Clara County. In the 1970s, the city council officially adopted San Jos as the spelling for the city name, although it is still more commonly spelled San Jose''. The city is located, and OaklandOakland founded in 1852, is a city on the east side (aka East Bay) of San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. To its north is Berkeley, home to the famous university campus ( University of California, Berkeley). To its west is San F. Because, unlike most other metropolitan areas in the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in, no single large city dominates the region, residents generally refer to the region generically as the Bay Area, without associating it with any one city. However, because San Francisco was historically the first major population center in the area, and because of its densely urbanized character in constrast to its neighbors, people in the region often refer to San Francisco as simply the City. In a charming local twist, the San Francisco natives are more likely to refer to San Francicso as "Town" - as in "Are you coming to town?"
A more restrictive, informal definition includes only the urban portions of the previously defined area and also excludes Napa, Solano, and Sonoma counties, which are largely rural or suburban in character and have inland climates. The Bay Area Rapid TransitBART (in full, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is a rapid transit electric train service that serves parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, including the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley. It also serves San Francisco International Ai District consists of Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco Counties. High real-estateReal estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. Real estate is often considered synonymous with real property (also sometimes called realty , in contrast with personal property, or prices in this core of the Bay Area have driven many residents and businesses to move to outlying areas or to the SacramentoSacramento is the county seat of Sacramento County, California and the capital of the U. state of California. It was founded in December 1848 by John Sutter. Sacramento was an outgrowth of Sutter's Fort which was established by his father Captain John Sut area. As this trend continues, the definition of the Bay Area will likely expand, perhaps even including Yolo CountyYolo County is located in the northern part of the U. state of California, bordered by the counties of Sacramento, Solano, Napa, Lake, Colusa, and Sutter. Woodland is the county seat. As of the 2000 census, Yolo County had a population of 168,660, and not as well.
The Bay Area is also host to six different major league sports.
Map of the San Francisco Bay Area
