Petaluma, California
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Aerial view of Petaluma, Cal. View is to the southeast
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| Nickname(s): P-Town, Egg Basket, Egg Capital of the World | |
 Location in Sonoma County and the state of California |
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| Coordinates: 38°14′45″N 122°37′53″W / 38.24583°N 122.63139°WCoordinates: 38°14′45″N 122°37′53″W / 38.24583°N 122.63139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Sonoma |
| Incorporated | April 12, 1858 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | David Glass |
| • Vice Mayor | Dave King |
| • City Manager | John C. Brown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.489 sq mi (37.527 km2) |
| • Land | 14.382 sq mi (37.249 km2) |
| • Water | 0.107 sq mi (0.278 km2) 0.74% |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 58,941 |
| • Density | 4,100/sq mi (1,600/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) |
| ZIP codes | 94952, 94954, 94953 |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-56784 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277575, 2411407 |
| Website | cityofpetaluma |
Petaluma /pɛtəˈluːmə/ is a small city in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. Its population was 57,941 according to the 2010 Census.
The Rancho Petaluma Adobe, located in Petaluma, is a National Historic Landmark. Its construction started in 1836 by order of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, then Commandant of the San Francisco Presidio. It was the center of a 66,000 acre (270-km²) ranch stretching from Petaluma River to Sonoma Creek. The adobe is considered one of the best preserved buildings of its era in Northern California.
Petaluma is a transliteration of the Coast Miwok phrase péta lúuma which means hill backside and probably refers to Petaluma's proximity to Sonoma Mountain.
Petaluma has a well-preserved, historic city center which includes many buildings that survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
The Coast Miwok resided in southern Sonoma County, and Péta Lúuma was originally the name of a Miwok village east of the Petaluma River. A number of other Coast Miwok villages were also located in and around what is now Petaluma; Wotoki, immediately to the south of the village of Petaluma, on the opposite side of the river, Etem, Likatiut, and Tuchayalin, near downtown Petaluma, and Tulme and Susuli, just north of what are now the city limits of Petaluma.
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