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Los Gatos, CA

Los Gatos, California
Town
Town of Los Gatos
The La Cañada Building in April 2016
The La Cañada Building in April 2016
Flag of Los Gatos, California
Flag
Official seal of Los Gatos, California
Seal
Location in Santa Clara County and the U.S. state of California
Location in Santa Clara County and the U.S. state of California
Los Gatos, California is located in the US
Los Gatos, California
Los Gatos, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°14′10″N 121°57′42″W / 37.23611°N 121.96167°W / 37.23611; -121.96167Coordinates: 37°14′10″N 121°57′42″W / 37.23611°N 121.96167°W / 37.23611; -121.96167
Country  United States of America
State  California
County Santa Clara
Incorporated August 10, 1887
Government
 • Mayor Marico Sayoc
 • Town Manager Laurel Prevetti
Area
 • Total 11.160 sq mi (28.903 km2)
 • Land 11.080 sq mi (28.697 km2)
 • Water 0.080 sq mi (0.206 km2)  0.71%
Elevation 344 ft (105 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • Total 29,413
 • Estimate (2013) 30,391
 • Density 2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2)
Time zone Pacific (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes 95030–95033
Area codes 408/669
FIPS code 06-44112
GNIS feature IDs 1659017, 2412917
Website www.losgatosca.gov

Los Gatos is an incorporated U.S. town in Santa Clara County, California. The population is 30,391 according to the 2013 United States Census Bureau. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Los Gatos is ranked the 33rd wealthiest city in the United States. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area at the southwest corner of San Jose in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Los Gatos is part of Silicon Valley, with several high technology companies maintaining a presence there. Most notably, streaming and content creator, Netflix is headquartered in Los Gatos and has developed a large presence in the area and recently, Akyumen, a mobile device manufacturer that makes futuristic projector phones, projector tablets, mobile software and games has opened its headquarters in Los Gatos.

Los Gatos is Spanish for "the cats." The name derives from the 1839 Alta California land-grant that encompassed the area, which was called La Rinconada de Los Gatos, ("Cat's Corner"), where "the cats" refers to the cougars and bobcats that are indigenous to the foothills in which the town is located. The name has been anglicized to /lɔːs ˈɡætəs/ lawss-GAT-əs, although one also hears pronunciations truer to the original Spanish, /lsˈɡɑːts/ lohss-GAH-tohss.


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