Gilroy
city in Santa Clara County, California, United States
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Summary
Gilroy is a city of California[1]. Gilroy draws 1,511 Wikipedia views per month (city of california category, ranking #42 of 87).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Silicon Valley Clean Energy[3], Association of Bay Area Governments[4], GovAI Coalition[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Santa Clara County[6]
- Country: United States[7]
- Instance of: charter city[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Angra do Heroísmo[9]
- Location: South County[10]
- Postal code: 95020[11], 95021[12]
- Commons category: Gilroy, California[13]
- Local dialing code: 408[14]
- Inception: January 1, 1870[15]
- Coordinate location: 37.011944444444, -121.58[16]
- Official website: http://www.ci.gilroy.ca.us[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gilroy, California[18]
- Population: 48,821[19], 59,520[20]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Gilroy, California[21]
- Official name: Gilroy[22]
- Nickname: Garlic Capital of the World[23]
- Category for people born here: Q9224879[24]
- Number of households: 15,677[25]
- Native label: Gilroy[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Gilroy, California[27]
- Owner of: Gilroy Gardens[28]
- Different from: Gilroy[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 200[30]
- Area: 41.834762[31], 41.84537[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Gilroy include Gilroy Garlic Festival[33], a food festival[34], in United States[35], founded in 1979[36].
Why It Matters
Gilroy has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Gilroy is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for Gilroy include Gilroy Garlic Festival[33], a food festival[34], in United States[35], founded in 1979[36].