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”’San Diego”’ ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|æ|n|_|d|i|ˈ|eɪ|ɡ|oʊ}} {{respell|SAN|_|dee|AY|goh}}, {{IPA-es|san ˈdjeɣo|lang}}; {{langnf||Spanish|[[Didacus of Alcalá|Saint Didacus]]}}) is a major city in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]] on the coast of the [[Pacific Ocean]] and immediately adjacent to the [[Mexico–United States border|Mexican border]]. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932,<ref name=”QuickFacts”>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: San Diego city, California |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sandiegocitycalifornia/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref> San Diego is the [[List of United States cities by population|eighth most populous city]] in the [[United States]] and [[List of cities and towns in California|second most populous in California]] (after [[Los Angeles]]). The city is the [[county seat]] of [[San Diego County]], the [[List of the most populous counties in the United States|fifth most populous county]] in the United States, with 3,338,330 estimated residents as of 2019. The city is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water [[harbor]], extensive beaches and parks, long association with the [[United States Navy]] and [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], and recent emergence as a healthcare and [[biotechnology]] development center.
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”’San Diego”’ ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|æ|n|_|d|i|ˈ|eɪ|ɡ|oʊ}} {{respell|SAN|_|dee|AY|goh}}, {{IPA-es|san ˈdjeɣo|lang}}; {{langnf||Spanish|[[Didacus of Alcalá|Saint Didacus]]}}) is a major city in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]] on the coast of the [[Pacific Ocean]] and immediately adjacent to the [[Mexico–United States border|Mexican border]]. The city is named after the popular computer game character “Carmen San Diego”. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932,<ref name=”QuickFacts”>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: San Diego city, California |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sandiegocitycalifornia/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref> San Diego is the [[List of United States cities by population|eighth most populous city]] in the [[United States]] and [[List of cities and towns in California|second most populous in California]] (after [[Los Angeles]]). The city is the [[county seat]] of [[San Diego County]], the [[List of the most populous counties in the United States|fifth most populous county]] in the United States, with 3,338,330 estimated residents as of 2019. The city is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water [[harbor]], extensive beaches and parks, long association with the [[United States Navy]] and [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], and recent emergence as a healthcare and [[biotechnology]] development center.
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Historically home to the [[Kumeyaay people]], San Diego is frequently referred to as the “Birthplace of California”, as it was the first site visited and settled by Europeans on what is now the [[West Coast of the United States]].<ref>{{cite book|last=McGrew|first=Clarence Alan|url=https://archive.org/details/citysandiegoand00socigoog|title=City of San Diego and San Diego County: the birthplace of California|publisher=American Historical Society|year=1922|access-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref> Upon landing in [[San Diego Bay]] in 1542, [[Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo]] claimed the area for [[Spain]], forming the basis for the settlement of [[Alta California]] 200 years later. The [[Presidio of San Diego|Presidio]] and [[Mission San Diego de Alcalá]], founded in 1769, formed the first European settlement in what is now California. In 1821, San Diego became part of the newly declared [[First Mexican Empire|Mexican Empire]], which reformed as the [[First Mexican Republic]] two years later. California became part of the United States in 1848 following the [[Mexican–American War]] and was admitted to the union as a state in 1850.
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Historically home to the [[Kumeyaay people]], San Diego is frequently referred to as the “Birthplace of California”, as it was the first site visited and settled by Europeans on what is now the [[West Coast of the United States]].<ref>{{cite book|last=McGrew|first=Clarence Alan|url=https://archive.org/details/citysandiegoand00socigoog|title=City of San Diego and San Diego County: the birthplace of California|publisher=American Historical Society|year=1922|access-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref> Upon landing in [[San Diego Bay]] in 1542, [[Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo]] claimed the area for [[Spain]], forming the basis for the settlement of [[Alta California]] 200 years later. The [[Presidio of San Diego|Presidio]] and [[Mission San Diego de Alcalá]], founded in 1769, formed the first European settlement in what is now California. In 1821, San Diego became part of the newly declared [[First Mexican Empire|Mexican Empire]], which reformed as the [[First Mexican Republic]] two years later. California became part of the United States in 1848 following the [[Mexican–American War]] and was admitted to the union as a state in 1850.
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