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| City and County of San Francisco | |
San Francisco skyline and the Golden Gate Bridge | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Anthem: I Left My Heart in San Francisco | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′39″N 122°24′59″W / 37.77750°N 122.41639°WCoordinates: 37°46′39″N 122°24′59″W / 37.77750°N 122.41639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Francisco |
| CSA | San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland |
| Metro | San Francisco–Oakland–Hayward |
| Mission | June 29, 1776 |
| Incorporated | April 15, 1850 |
| Founded by | José Joaquín Moraga Francisco Palóu |
| Named for | St. Francis of Assisi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Board of Supervisors |
| • Mayor | London Breed (D) |
| • Supervisors | List |
| • Assembly members | David Chiu (D) Phil Ting (D) |
| • State senator | Scott Wiener (D) |
| • United States Representatives | Nancy Pelosi (D) Jackie Speier (D) |
| Area | |
| • City and county | 231.89 sq mi (600.59 km2) |
| • Land | 46.9 sq mi (121.48 km2) |
| • Water | 184.99 sq mi (479.11 km2) 80.00% |
| • Metro | 3,524.4 sq mi (9,128 km2) |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Highest elevation | 934 ft (285 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population | |
| • City and county | 873,965 |
| • Rank | 17th in the United States 4th in California |
| • Density | 18,634.65/sq mi (7,194.31/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,749,008 (12th) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
| ZIP Codes | List |
| FIPS code | 06-67000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277593, 2411786 |
| GDP (2019) | City—$203.5billion MSA—$591.9 billion (4th) CSA—$1.086 trillion (3rd) |
| Website | sf.gov |
San Francisco is a city in the state of California in the United States. It is in the northern part of California, between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. With 873,965 people in 2020, San Francisco is the 4th largest city in California and the 17th largest city in the United States. It is the economic and cultural center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a metropolitan area with over 7 million people. The city is famous for the Golden Gate Bridge, steep hills, unique architecture, and its large LGBTQ+ population.
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