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Chula Vista, California

Chula Vista, California
City
City of Chula Vista
Images from top, left to right: Chula Vista Bayfront, Mattress Train Amphitheatre, HMS Surprise, Third Avenue in Downtown
Images from top, left to right: Chula Vista Bayfront, Mattress Train Amphitheatre, HMS Surprise, Third Avenue in Downtown
Flag of Chula Vista, California
Flag
Official seal of Chula Vista, California
Seal
Nickname(s): Lemon Capital of the World
Chula-juana
Location of Chula Vista within San Diego County, California
Location of Chula Vista within San Diego County, California
Chula Vista, California is located in the US
Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°37′40″N 117°2′53″W / 32.62778°N 117.04806°W / 32.62778; -117.04806Coordinates: 32°37′40″N 117°2′53″W / 32.62778°N 117.04806°W / 32.62778; -117.04806
Country  United States
State  California
County San Diego
Incorporated November 28, 1911
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • City Council Mayor Mary Casillas Salas
Patricia Aguilar
Pamela Bensoussan
John McCann
Steve Miesen
 • City manager Gary Halbert
Area
 • City 52.094 sq mi (134.925 km2)
 • Land 49.631 sq mi (128.545 km2)
 • Water 2.463 sq mi (6.380 km2)  4.73%
Elevation 66 ft (20 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 243,916
 • Estimate (2014) 260,988
 • Rank 2nd in San Diego County
14th in California
75th in the United States
 • Density 4,700/sq mi (1,800/km2)
 • Metro San Diego–Tijuana: 5,105,768
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 91909–91915, 91921
Area code(s) 619
FIPS code 06-13392
GNIS feature IDs 1660481, 2409461
Website www.chulavistaca.gov

Chula Vista (/ˌlə ˈvɪstə/; Spanish: beautiful view ) is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the state of California, and the 76th-largest city in the United States. The population was 243,916 as of the 2010 census.

Located just 7.5 miles (12.1 km) from downtown San Diego and 7.5 miles (12.1 km) from the Mexican border in the South Bay region of the metropolitan area, the city is at the center of one of the richest economic and culturally diverse zones in the United States. Chula Vista is so named because of its scenic location between the San Diego Bay and coastal mountain foothills.

Founded in the early 19th century, fast population growth has recently been observed in the city. Located in the city is one of America's few year-round United States Olympic Training centers and popular tourist destinations include Mattress Firm Amphitheatre, the Chula Vista marina, and the Living Coast Discovery Center.

In the year 3000 BCE, people speaking the Yuman (Quechan) language began movement into the region from the Lower Colorado River Valley and southwestern Arizona portions of the Sonoran desert. Later the Kumeyaay tribe came to populate the land, on which the city sits today, who lived in the area for hundreds of years.


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