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San Jose, California

Northern America

Officially the City of San Jose, the most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California and the 13th-most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 989,814 residents as of 2025; its metropolitan area is home to nearly two million people and its combined statistical area to more than nine million. Located in the Santa Clara Valley on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay, it covers 179.97 square miles and serves as the county seat of Santa Clara County.

Facts
Population
989,814 1
Area (sq km)
469.78 1
Founding Year
1777 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
25 1
Latitude
37.33611 degrees north 1
Longitude
121.89056 degrees west 1
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1. San Jose, California - Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    with an estimated 989,814 residents as of 2025
  • Infobox, Area
    469.78 km2
  • History
    San Jose was officially founded as California's first civilian settlement on November 29, 1777
  • Infobox, Elevation
    82 ft (25 m)
  • Infobox, Coordinates
    37°20′10″N 121°53′26″W / 37.33611°N 121.89056°W
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: San Jose, California
Wikidata Q16553, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Wikidata: United States
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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