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San Diego County is an area of Southern California that encompasses the southwest corner of the contiguous 48 states. The county is unofficially divided into four regions. The city of San Diego is the second-largest in California and the eighth-largest city in the United States. North County, which contains the cities of Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista, San Marcos, and Escondido as well as points north (such as Fallbrook), The South Bay, which includes the cities of National City and Chula Vista and various other communities, and the East County, which includes the cities of El Cajon, La Mesa, Santee, Lemon Grove, and various outlying communities. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 3,222,466 as of 2010. The city of San Diego is the county seat as well as the economic center of the San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos metropolitan area.The first European settlement in present-day California was in San Diego and it contains many sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, Hotel del Coronado, Presidio Park, and Mission San Diego de Alcala. Balboa Park houses many museums, several theaters, and the San Diego Zoo. San Diego Zoo Safari Park is also located in the county. The Columbia district downtown is home to historic ship exhibits belonging to the San Diego Maritime Museum, headlined by the Star of India, as well as the unrelated San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum featuring the USS Midway aircraft carrier.
San Diego County has a varied topography. On its western side is 70 miles (110 km) of coastline. Most of San Diego between the coast and the Laguna Mountains consists of hills, mesas, and canyons. Snow-capped (in winter) mountains rise to the northeast, with the Sonoran Desert to the far east. Cleveland National Forest is spread across the central portion of the county, while Anza-Borrego Desert State Park occupies most of the northeast.
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Petco Park is an open-air ballpark in downtown San Diego, California. It opened in 2004, replacing Qualcomm Stadium as the home park of Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres. Before then, the Padres shared Qualcomm Stadium with the NFL's San Diego Chargers. The over-42,000 person capacity stadium is named after the animal and pet supplies retailer Petco, which is based in San Diego and paid for the naming rights. The ballpark is located between 7th and 10th Avenues, south of J Street. The official address of Petco Park is 19 Tony Gwynn Way, in honor of the eight-time National League batting champion who wore that uniform number during his entire major league career with the Padres. A 10-foot (3.0 m) statue of Gwynn was unveiled on the stadium grounds on July 21, 2007. The southern side of the stadium is bounded by San Diego Trolley tracks along the north side of Harbor Drive (which serve the adjacent San Diego Convention Center).
The construction cost of over $450 million was partially funded by the Center City Development Corporation and the San Diego Redevelopment Agency. The stadium was intended to be part of a comprehensive plan to revitalize San Diego's aging downtown, particularly the East Village area. The first baseball game ever played at Petco Park, on March 11, 2004, was the first game of a four-team NCAA invitational tournament hosted by San Diego State University. It was the largest attendance for a game in college baseball history. The stadium's first concert came on November 11, 2005, when it hosted The Rolling Stones.
Did You Know...
- ...It was rated the fifth best place to live in 2006 by Money Magazine
- ...The area of San Diego has been inhabited for more than 10,000 years
- ...The city of San Diego lies on deep canyons and hills separating its mesas, creating small pockets of natural parkland scattered throughout the city
- ...The economy of San Diego is influenced by its port, which includes the only major submarine and shipbuilding yards on the West Coast, as well as the largest naval fleet in the world
- ...The cruise ship industry is the second largest in California
- ...San Diego is home to UCSD
- ...The city is the ninth most educated in the United States
- ...Three NFL Super Bowl championships have been held in San Diego which is home to the San Diego Chargers
- ...San Diego has held two Expos one in 1915 and another in 1935, both took place at Balboa Park.
- ...San Diego is part of the international and cosmopolitan region San Diego–Tijuana, with over five million residents
Places of Interest
Horton Plaza, officially Westfield Horton Plaza, is a 5 level outdoor shopping mall located in downtown San Diego and remarkable for its bright colors, architectural tricks and odd spatial rhythms. It stands on 6 and a half city blocks and is adjacent to the city's historic Gaslamp Quarter. It is currently anchored by Macy's and Nordstrom.
Imperial Beach is a residential beach city in San Diego County, California. The population was 29,992 at the 2006 census. The city is the most southern beach city in Southern California and the West Coast of the United States. Every year the city holds the annual U.S. Open Sand Castle tournament, which draws about 400,000 people over three days. The city also holds the Imperial Beach classic car show every summer.
Birch Aquarium at Scripps (sometimes referred to as Scripps Aquarium or Birch Aquarium) is the public exploration center for the world-renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. Birch Aquarium at Scripps has an annual attendance of more than 400,000 and the hilltop site provides spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.
Swami's, also known as "Swamis", is an internationally known surfing spot, a point break located in Encinitas, California. Swami's was named after Swami Paramahansa Yogananda, because the grounds and hermitage of the Self-Realization Fellowship ashram, built in 1937, overlook this reef point.WikiProject
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Coronado is home to the famous Hotel del Coronado, built in 1888 it is long considered one of the world's top resorts
SeaWorld San Diego opened on March 21, 1964 and was the first SeaWorld park to ever open
Sunset at La Jolla Cove
Cities of San Diego County
There are eighteen incorporated cities in San Diego County
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