Oakland, California
city and county seat of Alameda County, California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 seaport and rail junction. It is the home of the Athletics baseball team.
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Oakland, California | |
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Skyline of Downtown Oakland, with the San Francisco Bay in the background Eastern span of the Bay Bridge | |
Nickname(s): "Oaktown",[1] "The Town" | |
Motto: "Love life"[2] | |
Coordinates: 37°48′16″N 122°16′15″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Alameda |
Region | San Francisco Bay Area |
Incorporated | May 4, 1852 (172 years ago) (1852-05-04)[3] |
Named for | The large oak forest that originally covered the area |
Government | |
• Type | Strong mayor[4] |
• Mayor | Sheng Thao (D)[5] |
• State senator | Nancy Skinner (D)[6] |
• Assemblymembers | Tim Grayson (D) and Mia Bonta (D)[7] |
• U. S. rep. | John Duarte (R)[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) |
Demonym | Oaklander |
Time zone | UTC– 08:00 (Pacific) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC– 07:00 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes | 94601–94615, 94617-94624, 94649, 94659–94662, 94666[12] |
Area codes | 510/341 |
FIPS code | 06-53000 |
GNIS feature IDs | 277566, 2411292 |
Website | www [13][14][15] |
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California governor Jerry Brown was once mayor of Oakland. The current mayor is Sheng Thao.