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. The current mayor is Jean Quan
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