Chula Vista, California
| Chula Vista, California | |||
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Images from top, left to right: Chula Vista Bayfront, Mattress Train Amphitheatre, HMS Surprise, Third Avenue in Downtown
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| Nickname(s): Lemon Capital of the World Chula-juana |
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 Location of Chula Vista within San Diego County, California |
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 Chula Vista, California
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| Coordinates: 32°37′40″N 117°2′53″W / 32.62778°N 117.04806°WCoordinates: 32°37′40″N 117°2′53″W / 32.62778°N 117.04806°W | |||
| Country |  United States |
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 California
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| County | San Diego | ||
| Incorporated | November 28, 1911 | ||
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| • Type | Council-Manager | ||
| • City Council |
Mayor Mary Casillas Salas Patricia Aguilar Pamela Bensoussan John McCann Steve Miesen |
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| • City manager | Gary Halbert | ||
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| • 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 |
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| • 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 |
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Chula Vista (/ˌtʃuːlə 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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