Brisbane, California
| City of Brisbane | |
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| City | |
Downtown Brisbane
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| Nickname(s): City of Stars | |
 Location in San Mateo County and the state of California |
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 City of Brisbane
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| Coordinates: 37°40′51″N 122°25′09″W / 37.68083°N 122.41917°WCoordinates: 37°40′51″N 122°25′09″W / 37.68083°N 122.41917°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | San Mateo |
| Incorporated | November 27, 1961 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lori S. Liu |
| • City Manager | Clayton Holstine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.077 sq mi (51.999 km2) |
| • Land | 3.096 sq mi (8.017 km2) |
| • Water | 16.981 sq mi (43.981 km2) 84.58% |
| Elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,282 |
| • Density | 1,383/sq mi (534/km2) |
| United States Census Bureau | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 94005 |
| Area codes | 415/628 |
| FIPS code | 06-08310 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1658137 |
| Website | http://www.ci.brisbane.ca.us |
Brisbane (/ˈbrɪzbeɪn/ BRIZ-bayn, unlike Brisbane, Australia) is a small city located in California in the northern part of San Mateo County on the lower slopes of San Bruno Mountain. It is located on the southern border of San Francisco, on the northeastern edge of South San Francisco, next to the San Francisco Bay and near the San Francisco International Airport.
The population was 4,282 as of the 2010 census.
Brisbane is called "The City of Stars" because of a holiday tradition established over 65 years ago. At the start of the Christmas/Hanukkah season, many residents and business owners place large, illuminated stars, some as big as 10 feet (3.0 m) or more in diameter, on the downhill sides of homes and offices throughout Brisbane. Many of the stars are kept up all year.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.1 square miles (52 km2), of which 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2) is land and 17.0 square miles (44 km2) (84.58%) is water, the latter the Brisbane Lagoon. A remnant of San Francisco Bay, the Lagoon was formed by the construction of the U. S. Highway 101 causeway, and became diminished as most of its north and central portions were filled with landfill. Brisbane sits at the southeast corner of the Guadalupe Valley.
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