Solano County, California
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Images, from top down, left to right: The Solano County Government Center in Downtown Fairfield, Benicia Capitol State Historic Park, Suisun City Marina, Military C-5 Aircraft takes off from Travis Air Force Base, Vacaville Hills
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 Location in the state of California |
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 California's location in the United States |
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 United States
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 California
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| Region | San Francisco Bay Area | ||||||
| Incorporated | February 18, 1850 | ||||||
| County seat | Fairfield | ||||||
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Vallejo (population) Fairfield (area) |
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| Area | |||||||
| • Total | 906 sq mi (2,350 km2) | ||||||
| • Land | 822 sq mi (2,130 km2) | ||||||
| • Water | 84 sq mi (220 km2) | ||||||
| Highest elevation | 2,822 ft (860 m) | ||||||
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |||||||
| • Total | 413,344 | ||||||
| • Estimate (2015) | 436,092 | ||||||
| • Density | 460/sq mi (180/km2) | ||||||
| Time zone | Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8) | ||||||
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7) | ||||||
| Area code | 707 | ||||||
| FIPS code | 06-095 | ||||||
| GNIS feature ID | 277312 | ||||||
| Website | www |
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Solano County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 413,344. The county seat is Fairfield.
Solano County comprises the Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area. Solano County is the northeastern county in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area region.
A portion of the South Campus at the University of California, Davis is in Solano County.
Solano County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood.
At the request of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, the county derives its name directly from an Indian Chief, Chief Solano of the Suisun people, a Native American tribe of the region and Vallejo's close ally. Chief Solano at one time led the tribes between the Petaluma River and the Sacramento River. The chief was also called Sem-Yeto, which signifies "brave or fierce hand." The Chief was given the Spanish name Francisco Solano during baptism at the Catholic Mission, and is named after the Spanish Franciscan missionary, Father Francisco Solano. "Solano" is a common surname in the north of Spain, especially in Navarra, Zaragoza and La Rioja.
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