Oakland, California
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| Oakland | |||
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| City of Oakland | |||
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| Nickname(s): Oaktown, The O | |||
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| Coordinates: 37°48′16″N 122°16′15″W / 37.80444°N 122.27083°WCoordinates: 37°48′16″N 122°16′15″W / 37.80444°N 122.27083°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | California | ||
| County | Alameda | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Mayor-Council | ||
| • Mayor | Jean Quan (D) | ||
| • Senate | Loni Hancock (D) | ||
| • Assembly | Nancy Skinner (D) Sandré Swanson (D) Mary Hayashi (D) |
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| • U. S. Congress | Barbara Lee (D) (CA-09) | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 78.002 sq mi (202.024 km2) | ||
| • Land | 55.786 sq mi (144.485 km2) | ||
| • Water | 22.216 sq mi (57.54 km2) 28.48% | ||
| Elevation | 42 ft (12.8 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 390,724 | ||
| • Rank | 1st in Alameda County 8th in California 47th in the United States |
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| • Density | 7,004/sq mi (2,704.2/km2) | ||
| Demonym | Oaklander | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC−8) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) | ||
| ZIP code | 94601, 94602, 94603, 94605, 94606, 94607, 94610, 94611, 94612, 94618, 94619, 94615, 94621 | ||
| Area code(s) | 510 | ||
| FIPS code | 06-53000 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0277566 | ||
| Website | http://www.oaklandnet.com | ||
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-largest 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 rail junction. It is the home of the Athletics baseball team and the Raiders football team.
California governor Jerry Brown was once mayor of Oakland.
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