San Mateo County
county in California, United States
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Summary
San Mateo County is a charter county[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: California[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: San Francisco Bay[5], Pacific Ocean[6]
- Capital: Redwood City[7]
- Shares border with: Alameda County[8], San Francisco County[9], Santa Clara County[10], Santa Cruz County[11]
- Named after: Matthew the Apostle[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Redwood City[13], Belmont[14], Brisbane[15], Burlingame[16], Daly City[17], East Palo Alto[18], Foster City[19], Half Moon Bay[20], Menlo Park[21], Millbrae[22], Pacifica[23], San Bruno[24], San Carlos[25], San Mateo[26]
- Headquarters location: Redwood City[27]
- Part of: San Francisco–San Mateo–Redwood City metropolitan division[28]
- Commons category: San Mateo County, California[29]
- Inception: 1856[30]
- Coordinate location: 37.44, -122.36[31]
- Authority: County of San Mateo[32]
- Official website: https://smcgov.org[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:San Mateo County, California[34]
- Commons gallery: San Mateo County, California[35]
- Population: 718,451[36], 719,756[37], 728,288[38], 738,681[39], 747,373[40], 765,135[41], 774,485[42], 766,573[43], 774,155[44], 764,442[45]
- Phone number: +1-650-363-4000[46]
- Contains settlement: Baywood Park, San Mateo County, California[47], Broadmoor[48], El Granada[49], Emerald Lake Hills[50], Highlands, California[51], Ladera[52], La Honda[53], Loma Mar[54], Montara[55], Moss Beach[56], North Fair Oaks[57], Pescadero[58], West Menlo Park[59]
Why It Matters
San Mateo County is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]