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San Francisco Bay Area at a glance
The City by the Bay: charm, cuisine, and avant-culture in one of the world's greatest natural settings. Ride a cable car, windsurf the Golden Gate, scribble poetry in a North beach cafe. Power-shop. See an opera, then club-crawl through cyber-cool SoMa.
San Francisco Bay Area history
The Finding and Founding of San Francisco Miwok Indians to
the north and the Ohlones to the south lived a peaceful existence
before the coming of Europeans. The Kule Loklo Miwok village,
re-created near the Bear Valley Visitors Center at Point Reyes
National Seashore in Marin County, provides an insight into their
daily life. San Francisco Bay Area local information
State: California Country:
United States San Francisco By The Numbers:
Population: 789,600Elevation: 128 feet/ 39 meters Average Annual Rainfall: 20.4 inches/ 52 centimeters Average January Temperature: 51 degrees F/ 11 degrees C Average July Temperature: 60 degrees F/ 16 degrees C Quick Facts:
Major Industries: Oil, Electronics, Computers, Tourism, Higher
Education, Biotech Ethnic Mix: Caucasian (43.6%), African American (7.8%), Hispanic (14.1%), Asian, (30.8%), Other (3.7%) Electricity: 110 volts, 60Hz, standard two pin plugs Time Zone: GMT- 8 Country Dialing Code: 1 Area Code: 415 & 650 Did You Know?
San Francisco is one of the most popular tourist destinations in
the United States. Each year more than 17 million visitors from
around the world make the City by the Bay an important stop on
their vacation or business itinerary. Orientation:
San Francisco is bordered on the north by the Golden Gate Strait,
on the east by San Francisco Bay, and on the west by the Pacific
Ocean.
San Francisco Bay Area weather
Average Temperatures
Fah
Cel
Rainy Days
Average Annual
Rainfall:
17.5" / 44.3 cm
Plan Your San Francisco Bay Area Trip
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