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What is the capital of California?

SacramentoOfficial · since 1854San Jose · historical, to 1851

California is a state of the United States. San Jose was the capital until 1851.

Population
39,431,263
2020
Districts
58
Second level
333
subdistricts
ISO code
US-CA
Population
39431263

Map

California and its 57 districts, with their seatsAlameda CountyAlpine CountyAmador CountyButte CountyCalaveras CountyColusa CountyContra Costa CountyDel Norte CountyEl Dorado CountyFresno CountyGlenn CountyHumboldt CountyImperial CountyInyo CountyKern CountyKings CountyLake CountyLassen CountyLos Angeles CountyMadera CountyMarin CountyMariposa CountyMendocino CountyMerced CountyModoc CountyMono CountyMonterey CountyNapa CountyNevada CountyOrange CountyPlacer CountyPlumas CountyRiverside CountySacramento CountySan Benito CountySan Bernardino CountySan Diego CountySan Joaquin CountySan Luis Obispo CountySan Mateo CountySanta Barbara CountySanta Clara CountySanta Cruz CountyShasta CountySierra CountySiskiyou CountySolano CountySonoma CountyStanislaus CountySutter CountyTehama CountyTrinity CountyTulare CountyTuolumne CountyVentura CountyYolo CountyYuba County
Sacramento

Boundaries: Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain; United States Census Bureau, MAF/TIGER Database (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/carto-boundary-file.html) via geoBoundaries, public domain

Districts and their capitals

sort:name/population
Alameda CountyOakland1.5 M · 11 subdistricts
Alpine Countyno seat recorded1 k
Amador CountyJackson38 k · 4 subdistricts
Butte CountyOroville220 k · 4 subdistricts
Calaveras CountySan Andreas46 k · 1 subdistrict
City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco874 k
Colusa CountyColusa21 k · 1 subdistrict
Contra Costa CountyMartinez1.0 M · 12 subdistricts
Del Norte CountyCrescent City29 k · 1 subdistrict
El Dorado CountyPlacerville181 k · 1 subdistrict
Fresno CountyFresno1.0 M · 13 subdistricts
Glenn CountyWillows28 k · 2 subdistricts
Humboldt CountyEureka136 k · 4 subdistricts
Imperial CountyEl Centro180 k · 7 subdistricts
Inyo Countyno seat recorded18 k · 1 subdistrict
Kern CountyBakersfield909 k · 8 subdistricts
Kings CountyHanford153 k · 4 subdistricts
Lake CountyLakeport65 k · 2 subdistricts
Lassen CountySusanville33 k · 1 subdistrict
Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles9.8 M · 66 subdistricts
Madera CountyMadera156 k · 2 subdistricts
Marin CountySan Rafael252 k · 5 subdistricts
Mariposa CountyMariposa18 k
Mendocino CountyUkiah92 k · 3 subdistricts
Merced CountyMerced281 k · 5 subdistricts
Modoc CountyAlturas9 k
Mono CountyBridgeport13 k
Monterey CountySalinas439 k · 10 subdistricts
Napa CountyNapa136 k · 3 subdistricts
Nevada CountyNevada City99 k · 2 subdistricts
Orange CountySanta Ana3.0 M · 18 subdistricts
Placer CountyAuburn348 k · 3 subdistricts
Plumas CountyQuincy20 k · 1 subdistrict
Riverside CountyRiverside2.4 M · 18 subdistricts
Sacramento CountySacramento1.4 M · 7 subdistricts
San Benito CountyHollister55 k · 2 subdistricts
San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino2.2 M · 9 subdistricts
San Diego CountySan Diego3.1 M · 13 subdistricts
San Joaquin CountyStockton685 k · 6 subdistricts
San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo270 k · 4 subdistricts
San Mateo CountyRedwood City718 k · 10 subdistricts
Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara424 k · 1 subdistrict
Santa Clara CountySan Jose1.8 M · 11 subdistricts
Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz262 k · 3 subdistricts
Shasta CountyRedding182 k · 2 subdistricts
Sierra CountyDownieville3 k · 1 subdistrict
Siskiyou CountyYreka44 k · 8 subdistricts
Solano CountyFairfield413 k · 7 subdistricts
Sonoma CountySanta Rosa484 k · 7 subdistricts
Stanislaus CountyModesto553 k · 7 subdistricts
Sutter CountyYuba City95 k · 1 subdistrict
Tehama CountyRed Bluff63 k · 2 subdistricts
Trinity CountyWeaverville16 k
Tulare CountyVisalia473 k · 7 subdistricts
Tuolumne CountySonora56 k · 1 subdistrict
Ventura CountyVentura844 k · 6 subdistricts
Yolo CountyWoodland201 k · 3 subdistricts
Yuba CountyMarysville72 k · 2 subdistricts

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