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Martinez, California

Northern America

Martinez is a city in northern California, United States, and the county seat of Contra Costa County. It lies in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, on the southern shore of the Carquinez Strait. At the 2020 census the city's population was 37,287. The city is named after Ygnacio Martínez, a Californio ranchero, and it was founded on his Rancho El Pinole. Martinez is known for its historic center and its waterfront, and as the seat of county government it serves as the administrative center for the surrounding county.

Facts
Population
37,287 1
Founding Year
1849 1
Founding Year
1849 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 2
Time Zone
UTC-08:00 3
Sources
1. Martinez, California (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph, population sentence
    the city's population was 37,287 at the 2020 census
  • History, town laid out
    The town was laid out in 1849
  • Article text
    The town was laid out in 1849 by Col.
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    7
  • On Continent: North America, Lead sentence
    Martinez is a city in and the county seat of Contra Costa County, California, United States
  • Part Of: United States, Lead sentence
    Martinez is a city in and the county seat of Contra Costa County, California, United States
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Lead
    is a city in and the county seat of Contra Costa County, California, United States
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2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, -122.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, -122.25
38.25 -122.25 Csb
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3. GeoNames: Martinez - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5370868, place matched by name within the country (name and division match)
Quote, cities500 record 5370868, place matched by name within the country (name and division match)
38.01937 -122.13413 P PPLA2 US CA 013 38137 7 19 America/Los_Angeles
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