San Diego

seat of San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California
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San Diego

Summary

San Diego is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,058 views/month, #17 of 9,394).[2]

Key Facts

  • San Diego received the Coast Guard City[3].
  • San Diego is located in San Diego County[4].
  • San Diego is in the country of United States[5].
  • San Diego's head of government is recorded as Todd Gloria[6].
  • San Diego's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[7].
  • San Diego's instance of is recorded as border city[8].
  • San Diego's instance of is recorded as big city[9].
  • San Diego's instance of is recorded as charter city[10].
  • San Diego's instance of is recorded as county seat[11].
  • Didacus of Alcalá is named after San Diego[12].
  • San Diego's flag is recorded as flag of San Diego[13].
  • San Diego's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vladivostok[14].
  • San Diego's twinned administrative body is recorded as Alcalá de Henares[15].
  • San Diego's twinned administrative body is recorded as Campinas[16].
  • San Diego's twinned administrative body is recorded as Edinburgh[17].
  • San Diego's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jalalabad[18].
  • San Diego's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jeonju[19].
  • San Diego's twinned administrative body is recorded as León de Los Aldama[20].
  • San Diego's twinned administrative body is recorded as City of Perth[21].
  • San Diego's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quanzhou[22].
  • San Diego's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taichung[23].
  • San Diego's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tema[24].
  • San Diego's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tijuana[25].
  • San Diego's twinned administrative body is recorded as Warsaw[26].
  • San Diego's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yantai[27].

Body

Recognition

San Diego received the Coast Guard City[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for San Diego include San Diego County[28], a county of California[29], in United States[30], founded in 1850[31]; San Diego International Airport[32], an international airport[33], in United States[34], founded in 1940[35]; San Diego Stadium[36], a stadium[37], in United States[38], founded in 1961[39]; USS San Diego[40], a light cruiser[41]; and California megapolitan areas[42], a megalopolis[43], in United States[44].

Why It Matters

San Diego ranks in the top 0.18% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,058 views/month, #17 of 9,394).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for it include San Diego County[28], a county of California[29], in United States[30], founded in 1850[31]; San Diego International Airport[32], an international airport[33], in United States[34], founded in 1940[35]; San Diego Stadium[36], a stadium[37], in United States[38], founded in 1961[39]; USS San Diego[40], a light cruiser[41]; and California megapolitan areas[42], a megalopolis[43], in United States[44].

FAQs

What awards did San Diego receive?

Honors received include Coast Guard City[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . sandiego.gov. Retrieved . sandiego.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Thomson Reuters Open Perm ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Thomson Reuters Open Perm ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . cacities.org. Retrieved . cacities.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . sandiego.gov. sandiego.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . sandiego.gov. sandiego.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . sandiego.gov. sandiego.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . sandiego.gov. sandiego.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . sandiego.gov. sandiego.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . sandiego.gov. sandiego.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . sandiego.gov. sandiego.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . sandiego.gov. sandiego.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . sandiego.gov. sandiego.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . sandiego.gov. sandiego.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . sandiego.gov. sandiego.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . sandiego.gov. sandiego.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . sandiego.gov. sandiego.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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