San Francisco
City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco from the Marin Headlands, with the Golden
Gate Bridge in the foreground
Flag
Seal
Nickname(s): The City by the Bay, Frisco
(antiquated),[1][2][3] The City That Knows How
(archaic),[4] Baghdad by the Bay[5]
Motto: Oro en Paz, Fierro en Guerra
(Spanish for "Gold in Peace, Iron in War")
Location of San Francisco, California
Coordinates: 37°46′45.48″N 122°25′9.12″W /
37.7793°N 122.4192°W / 37.7793;
-122.4192Coordinates: 37°46′45.48″N
122°25′9.12″W / 37.7793°N 122.4192°W /
37.7793; -122.4192
Country
United States
State
California
Founded
June 29, 1776
Incorporated
April 15, 1850
Founder
Lieutenant José Joaquin
Moraga and Father
Francisco Palóu
Named for
Saint Francis of Assisi
Government
- Type
Consolidated city-county
- Mayor
Gavin Newsom (D)
- Board of
Supervisors
Supervisors
Eric Mar
Michela Alioto-Pier
David Chiu
Carmen Chu
Ross Mirkarimi
Chris Daly
Sean Elsbernd
Bevan Dufty
David Campos
Sophie Maxwell
John Avalos
- State Assembly Fiona Ma (D)
Tom Ammiano (D)
- State Senate
Mark Leno (D)
Leland Yee (D)
- U.S. House
Nancy Pelosi (D)
Jackie Speier (D)
Area
- City
231.92 sq mi (600.7 km2)
- Land
46.7 sq mi (121 km2)
- Water
185.2 sq mi (479.7 km2)
79.8%
- Metro
3,524.4 sq mi (9,128.2 km2)
Elevation
52 ft (16 m)
Highest elevation 925 ft (282 m)
Lowest elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population (2008)[6][7][8]
- City
808,976
- Density
17,323/sq mi (6,688.4/km2)
- Urban
3,228,605
- Metro
4,203,898
- Demonym
San Franciscan
Time zone
Pacific Standard Time
(UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)
Pacific Daylight Time
(UTC-7)
ZIP Code
94101–94112,
94114–94147,
94150–94170, 94172,
94175, 94177
Area code(s)
415
Website
www.sfgov.org
The City and County of San Francisco is
the fourth most populous city in California
and the 13th most populous city in the United
States, with a 2008 estimated population of
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Francisco
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808,976.[7] It is the most densely populated
city in the state, the second[9] most densely
populated major city in the U.S.,[10] and is
the