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'''Sacramento, California''' is the [[capital city]] of the state of [[California]] in the [[United States of America|US]].  It is also the county seat of Sacramento County. Located in a long valley where the [[Sacramento River]] and [[American River]] join, in 2020 Sacramento had a population of 524,943 and its greater metropolitan area had 2,680,831 people.  Sacramento is the seat of the [[California Legislature]] and the [[Governor of California]].
'''Sacramento, California''' is the [[capital city]] of the state of [[California]] in the [[United States of America|US]].  It is also the county seat of Sacramento County. Located in a long valley where the [[Sacramento River]] and [[American River]] join, in 2020 Sacramento had a population of 524,943 and its greater metropolitan area had 2,680,831 people.  Sacramento is the seat of the [[California Legislature]] and the [[Governor of California]].
Before the |arrival of the Spanish, the area was inhabited by the [[Nisenan]], [[Maidu]], and other [[indigenous peoples of California]]. Spanish cavalryman [[Gabriel Moraga]] surveyed and named the ''Río del Santísimo Sacramento'' ([[Sacramento River]]) in 1808, after the [[Blessed Sacrament]]. In 1839, [[Juan Bautista Alvarado]], [[List of Governors of California before 1850|Mexican governor]] of [[Alta California]], granted the responsibility of colonizing the [[Sacramento Valley]] to [[Switzerland|Swiss]]-born Mexican citizen [[John Sutter|John Augustus Sutter]], who subsequently established [[Sutter's Fort]] and the settlement at the ''Rancho [[New Helvetia|Nueva Helvetia]].'' Following the American [[Conquest of California]] and the 1848 [[Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo]], the waterfront developed by Sutter began to be developed and incorporated in 1850 as the City of Sacramento. In 1852, the city offered its county courthouse to the state of California to house the state legislature, resulting in the city becoming the permanent state capital in 1854 and ushering in the construction of a new state capitol building which was finished in 1874.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ktla.com/news/when-and-how-did-sacramento-become-californias-capital-city/ |title=When and how did Sacramento become California's capital? |last=Martinez |first=Jeremiah |date=September 18, 2022 |website=KTLA 5 |access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref>


Sacramento is the fastest-growing major city in California,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Caraccio|first1=David|title=Sacramento is fastest growing big city in California|url=http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article148080179.html|newspaper=The Sacramento Bee|access-date=May 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502214127/http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article148080179.html|archive-date=May 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> owing to its status as a notable political center on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] and as a major educational hub, home of [[California State University, Sacramento]] and [[University of California, Davis|UC Davis]]. Similarly, Sacramento is a major center for the California [[healthcare industry]], as the seat of [[Sutter Health]], the world-renowned [[UC Davis Medical Center]], and the [[UC Davis School of Medicine]]. In 2013, the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau stated that the city receives 15.3 million visitors per year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitsacramento.com/blog/stories/post/why-does-tourism-matter-in-sacramento/ |title=Why does Tourism Matter in Sacramento? |last=Darnell |first=Brandon |date=May 17, 2013 |website=Visit Sacramento |access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref> and is home to [[the California Museum]], [[Crocker Art Museum]], [[California State Railroad Museum]], [[California State Capitol Museum]], [[California Hall of Fame]], and [[Old Sacramento State Historic Park]]. It is also a [[Global City|global city]], designated at the [[Globalization and World Cities Research Network|"Gamma"-level]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The World According to GaWC 2020 |url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/microsites/geography/gawc/world2020t.html |website=Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Research Network |access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref>
Sacramento is the fastest-growing major city in California,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Caraccio|first1=David|title=Sacramento is fastest growing big city in California|url=http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article148080179.html|newspaper=The Sacramento Bee|access-date=May 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502214127/http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article148080179.html|archive-date=May 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> owing to its status as a notable political center on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] and as a major educational hub, home of [[California State University, Sacramento]] and [[University of California, Davis|UC Davis]]. Similarly, Sacramento is a major center for the California [[healthcare industry]], as the seat of [[Sutter Health]], the world-renowned [[UC Davis Medical Center]], and the [[UC Davis School of Medicine]]. In 2013, the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau stated that the city receives 15.3 million visitors per year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitsacramento.com/blog/stories/post/why-does-tourism-matter-in-sacramento/ |title=Why does Tourism Matter in Sacramento? |last=Darnell |first=Brandon |date=May 17, 2013 |website=Visit Sacramento |access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref> and is home to [[the California Museum]], [[Crocker Art Museum]], [[California State Railroad Museum]], [[California State Capitol Museum]], [[California Hall of Fame]], and [[Old Sacramento State Historic Park]]. It is also a [[Global City|global city]], designated at the [[Globalization and World Cities Research Network|"Gamma"-level]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The World According to GaWC 2020 |url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/microsites/geography/gawc/world2020t.html |website=Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Research Network |access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref>
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Sacramento, California is the capital city of the state of California in the US. It is also the county seat of Sacramento County. Located in a long valley where the Sacramento River and American River join, in 2020 Sacramento had a population of 524,943 and its greater metropolitan area had 2,680,831 people. Sacramento is the seat of the California Legislature and the Governor of California.

Sacramento is the fastest-growing major city in California,[1] owing to its status as a notable political center on the West Coast and as a major educational hub, home of California State University, Sacramento and UC Davis. Similarly, Sacramento is a major center for the California healthcare industry, as the seat of Sutter Health, the world-renowned UC Davis Medical Center, and the UC Davis School of Medicine. In 2013, the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau stated that the city receives 15.3 million visitors per year.[2] and is home to the California Museum, Crocker Art Museum, California State Railroad Museum, California State Capitol Museum, California Hall of Fame, and Old Sacramento State Historic Park. It is also a global city, designated at the "Gamma"-level.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Sacramento is fastest growing big city in California.
  2. ↑ Darnell, Brandon (May 17, 2013). Why does Tourism Matter in Sacramento?.
  3. ↑ The World According to GaWC 2020.
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