Oakland
| Oakland, California | |||||
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| City of Oakland | |||||
Oakland skyline, with the old eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in background
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| Nickname(s): "Oaktown", "The Town", "Bump City" | |||||
| Motto: "Love Life" | |||||
 Location in Alameda County and the U.S. state of California |
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 Oakland, California
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| Coordinates: 37°48′16″N 122°16′15″W / 37.80444°N 122.27083°WCoordinates: 37°48′16″N 122°16′15″W / 37.80444°N 122.27083°W | |||||
| Country |
 United States |
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| State |
 California
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| County |
 Alameda
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| Region | San Francisco Bay Area | ||||
| Incorporated | May 4, 1852 | ||||
| Government | |||||
| • Type | Strong mayor | ||||
| • Mayor | Libby Schaaf | ||||
| • State senator | Nancy Skinner (D) | ||||
| • Assemblymembers |
Tony Thurmond (D) and Rob Bonta (D) |
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| • U. S. rep. | Barbara Lee (D) | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 78.002 sq mi (202.024 km2) | ||||
| • Land | 55.786 sq mi (144.485 km2) | ||||
| • Water | 22.216 sq mi (57.54 km2) 28.48% | ||||
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) | ||||
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |||||
| • Total | 390,724 | ||||
| • Estimate (2015) | 419,267 | ||||
| • Rank |
1st in Alameda County 8th in California 45th in the United States |
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| • Density | 7,417/sq mi (2,864/km2) | ||||
| Demonym(s) | Oaklander | ||||
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) | ||||
| ZIP codes | 94601–94615, 94617–94624, 94649, 94659–94662, 94666 | ||||
| Area code | 510 | ||||
| FIPS code | 06-53000 | ||||
| GNIS feature IDs | 277566, 2411292 | ||||
| Website | www |
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Oakland /ˈoʊklənd/ is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port city, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the San Francisco Bay Area, the eighth largest city in California, and the 45th largest city in the United States, with a population of 419,267 as of 2015[update]. It serves as a trade center for the San Francisco Bay Area; its Port of Oakland is the busiest port in the San Francisco Bay, the entirety of Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States. The city is located six miles (9.7 km) east of San Francisco. Oakland was incorporated in 1852.
Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. Its land served as a rich resource when its hillside oak and redwood timber were logged to build San Francisco, and Oakland's fertile flatland soils helped it become a prolific agricultural region. In the late 1860s, Oakland was selected as the western terminal of the Transcontinental Railroad. Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, many San Francisco citizens moved to Oakland, enlarging the city's population, increasing its housing stock and improving its infrastructure. It continued to grow in the 20th century with its busy port, shipyards, and a thriving automobile manufacturing industry.
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