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San Luis Obispo, California

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San Luis Obispo is a city on the Central Coast of California and the county seat of San Luis Obispo County. Its Spanish name means St. Louis the Bishop. It sits roughly halfway between the San Francisco Bay Area to the north and Greater Los Angeles to the south, and the 2020 census recorded 47,063 residents. The Spanish founded the settlement in 1772, when Saint Junípero Serra established Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. The town grew steadily through the Mexican period and expanded rapidly after the American conquest of California. Today it is a popular tourist destination known for its historic architecture, vineyards and hospitality, and it is home to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

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Population
47,063 1
Founding Year
1772 1
Founding Year
1772 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 2
Time Zone
UTC-08:00 3
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1. San Luis Obispo, California (Wikipedia)
  • Article lead, first paragraph
    The population was 47,063 at the 2020 census.
  • Article lead, second paragraph
    San Luis Obispo was founded by the Spanish in 1772
  • Lead
    San Luis Obispo was founded by the Spanish in 1772, when Saint Junípero Serra established Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa.
  • On Continent: North America, Article lead, first sentence
    is a city in and the county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.
  • Part Of: United States, Article lead, first sentence
    is a city in and the county seat of San Luis Obispo 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 35.25, -120.75
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35.25 -120.75 Csb
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3. GeoNames: San Luis Obispo - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5392323, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
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35.28275 -120.65962 P PPLA2 US CA 079 47339 71 74 America/Los_Angeles
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