San Francisco California United States San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland. San Francisco encompasses a land area of about 121 km2 on the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, giving it a density of about 6,632 people per km2. San Francisco San Francisco California United States San Francisco from the Marin Headlands, with the Golden Gate Bridge in the foreground Location in the U.S. state of California San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 13th most populous city in the United States, with a population of 805,235 as of the 2010 Census. In 1776, colonists from Spain established a fort at the Golden Gate and a mission named for Francis of Assisi on the site. The California Gold Rush of 1849 propelled the city into a period of rapid growth, increasing the population in one year from 1,000 to 25,000. After three-quarters of the city was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and fire, San Francisco was quickly rebuilt, hosting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition nine years later. After the war, the confluence of returning servicemen, massive immigration, liberalizing attitudes, and other factors led to the Summer of Love and the gay rights movement, cementing San Francisco as a center of liberal activism in the United States.. Today, San Francisco is one of the top tourist destinations in the world, ranking 33rd out of the 100 most visited cities The San Francisco Financial District worldwide, and is renowned for its chilly summer fog, steep rolling hills, eclectic mix of architecture (Victorian and modern architecture), and its famous landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, and Chinatown. Lombard Street © Miki Pitish 1

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