San Francisco Bay Area

Summary

San Francisco Bay Area is a metropolitan area^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.95% of metropolitan_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,453 views/month, #1 of 105).^[2]

Key Facts

• San Francisco Bay Area is located in California^[3].
• San Francisco Bay Area is in the country of United States^[4].
• San Francisco Bay Area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area^[5].
• San Francisco Bay Area's instance of is recorded as geographic location^[6].
• San Francisco Bay is named after San Francisco Bay Area^[7].
• San Francisco Bay Area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Napa^[8].
• San Francisco Bay Area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santa Rosa^[9].
• San Francisco Bay Area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vallejo^[10].
• San Francisco Bay Area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Jose^[11].
• San Francisco Bay Area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santa Clara^[12].
• San Francisco Bay Area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sunnyvale^[13].
• San Francisco Bay Area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Francisco^[14].
• San Francisco Bay Area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Oakland^[15].
• San Francisco Bay Area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Berkeley^[16].
• San Francisco Bay Area's Commons category is recorded as San Francisco Bay Area^[17].
• San Francisco Bay Area's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific Time Zone^[18].
• San Francisco Bay Area comprises Alameda County^[19].
• San Francisco Bay Area comprises Contra Costa County^[20].
• San Francisco Bay Area comprises Marin County^[21].
• San Francisco Bay Area comprises Napa County^[22].
• San Francisco Bay Area comprises San Francisco^[23].
• San Francisco Bay Area comprises San Mateo County^[24].
• San Francisco Bay Area comprises Santa Clara County^[25].
• San Francisco Bay Area comprises Solano County^[26].
• San Francisco Bay Area comprises Sonoma County^[27].

Body

Geography

San Francisco Bay Area is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in California^[3].

Physical Characteristics

San Francisco Bay Area covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+26390'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+7560000'}^[29] and {'amount': '+7765640'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include metropolitan area^[5] and geographic location^[6].

History and Context

San Francisco Bay is named after San Francisco Bay Area^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for San Francisco Bay Area include Bay Area Rapid Transit^[31], a rapid transit^[32], in United States^[33], headquartered in Oakland^[34]; East Bay^[35], a geographical feature^[36], in United States^[37]; Bay Area thrash metal^[38], a music genre^[39], founded in 1985^[40]; Greater Bay Bancorp^[41], a bank holding company^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1996^[44], headquartered in East Palo Alto^[45]; and Association of Bay Area Governments^[46], a council of governments^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1961^[49].

Why It Matters

San Francisco Bay Area ranks in the top 0.95% of metropolitan_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,453 views/month, #1 of 105).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for it include Bay Area Rapid Transit^[31], a rapid transit^[32], in United States^[33], headquartered in Oakland^[34]; East Bay^[35], a geographical feature^[36], in United States^[37]; Bay Area thrash metal^[38], a music genre^[39], founded in 1985^[40]; Greater Bay Bancorp^[41], a bank holding company^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1996^[44], headquartered in East Palo Alto^[45]; and Association of Bay Area Governments^[46], a council of governments^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1961^[49].