Oakland | |
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Skyline of Downtown Oakland, with the San Francisco Bay in the background Eastern span of the Bay Bridge | |
Nickname(s): "Oaktown",[1] "The Town" | |
Motto: "Love life"[2] | |
![]() Location in Alameda County and the U.S. state of California | |
Coordinates: 37°48′16″N 122°16′15″W / 37.80444°N 122.27083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Alameda |
Incorporated | May 4, 1852[3][4] |
Named for | The large oak forest that originally covered the area[5] |
Government | |
• Type | Strong mayor[6] |
• Body | Oakland City Council |
• Mayor | Sheng Thao (D)[7] |
• Vice Mayor | Rebecca Kaplan (D) |
• State senator | Nancy Skinner (D)[8] |
• Assemblymembers | Buffy Wicks (D) and Mia Bonta (D)[9] |
• U. S. rep. | Barbara Lee (D)[10] |
Area | |
• Total | 78.03 sq mi (202.10 km2) |
• Land | 55.93 sq mi (144.86 km2) |
• Water | 22.10 sq mi (57.24 km2) |
Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 440,646 |
• Rank | 1st in Alameda County 8th in California 45th in the United States |
• Density | 7,878.53/sq mi (3,041.87/km2) |
Demonym | Oaklander |
Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
ZIP Codes | 94601–94615, 94617-94624, 94649, 94659–94662, 94666[14] |
Area codes | 510/341 |
FIPS code | 06-53000 |
GNIS feature IDs | 277566, 2411292 |
Website | www |
Oakland is a city in California. It is across the bay from San Francisco. It is the county seat of Alameda County and the third-most populous city in the Bay Area, after San Jose and San Francisco. At one time, Oakland had many factories that built cars, ships and airplanes. It is a major seaport and rail junction. It is the home of the Athletics baseball team.
California governor Jerry Brown was once mayor of Oakland. The current mayor is Sheng Thao.
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