San Mateo County

county in California, United States
Organization county_of_california Q108101
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San Mateo County

Summary

San Mateo County is a county of California[1]. It draws 1,459 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_california category, ranking #14 of 58).[2]

Key Facts

  • San Mateo County is located in California[3].
  • San Mateo County is in the country of United States[4].
  • San Mateo County is on the body of water San Francisco Bay[5].
  • San Mateo County is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[6].
  • San Mateo County's instance of is recorded as county of California[7].
  • San Mateo County's capital is recorded as Redwood City[8].
  • San Mateo County's shares border with is recorded as Alameda County[9].
  • San Mateo County's shares border with is recorded as San Francisco County[10].
  • San Mateo County's shares border with is recorded as Santa Clara County[11].
  • San Mateo County's shares border with is recorded as Santa Cruz County[12].
  • Matthew the Apostle is named after San Mateo County[13].
  • San Mateo County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Redwood City[14].
  • San Mateo County's headquarters location is recorded as Redwood City[15].
  • San Mateo County is part of San Francisco–San Mateo–Redwood City metropolitan division[16].
  • San Mateo County's Commons category is recorded as San Mateo County, California[17].
  • San Mateo County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−08:00[18].
  • 1856 marks the founding of San Mateo County[19].
  • San Mateo County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.44, 'lon': -122.36}[20].
  • San Mateo County's authority is recorded as County of San Mateo[21].
  • San Mateo County's official website is recorded as https://smcgov.org[22].
  • San Mateo County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:San Mateo County, California[23].
  • San Mateo County's Commons gallery is recorded as San Mateo County, California[24].
  • San Mateo County has a population of {'amount': '+718451'}[25].
  • San Mateo County has a population of {'amount': '+719756'}[26].
  • San Mateo County has a population of {'amount': '+728288'}[27].

Body

Founding

1856 marks the founding of San Mateo County[19].

Identity

San Mateo County is part of San Francisco–San Mateo–Redwood City metropolitan division[16].

Operations

San Mateo County's headquarters location is recorded as Redwood City[15].

Why It Matters

San Mateo County draws 1,459 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_california category, ranking #14 of 58).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [25] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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