Sacramento

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Sacramento is a city located in the United States California The Middle part, The Sacramento River Cities on the valley, yes Sacramento County The county seat, too California Where the state capital is located, California The fifth most populous city.
A settlement was established in 1839, gold was discovered in 1848, and the city was founded by John Sutter in December 1849, and the city grew rapidly, becoming the state capital in 1854. It was incorporated in 1863. Sacramento originally grew out of Fort Sutter, which was also founded by John Sutter in 1839. In the 19th century Gold Rush At the time, Sacramento was an important population center, as well as a commercial and agricultural center, with wagon trains, stagecoaches, River wheel , telegraph, Mustang Express, and the terminus of the first transcontinental Railroad. Sacramento is from Spanish The meaning of "sacrament" is Spain The name was given to the Central Valley of California and the Sacramento River when people first arrived in the area, and later became the city name when Fort Sutter developed into a town. Chinese translation "Sacramento" originated from the transliteration of "Sacramento" by Cantonese overseas Chinese in the 19th century, and is still a local Chinese Chinese The older generation of Chinese also often refer to Sacramento as" Second port ", relative to "big port" refers to San Francisco , and" Sambu Stockton, but the name has become less common among newcomers in recent years.
Chinese name
City of Sacramento
Foreign name
Sacramento
alias
Sacramento
Administrative category
The city
Subordinate region
Sacramento County, California, United States of America
Geographical position
North central California
Area product
257 km²
Telephone area code
916
Postal code
942xx; 958xx
Climatic condition
Mediterranean climate
Population number
485,199 (2014)
Railway station
Sacramento Valley Station
alderman
Kevin Johnson (2008-)
Mean altitude
9 meters

Basic data

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Sacramento
Geographical location: 38° 34’n, 121° 29’w
Country: United States
State: California
County: Sacramento County
Municipal establishment: The year 1849
Mayor: Kevin Johnson (2008-)
Total area: 99.2 Square mile / 257.0 square kilometers
Land area: 97.2 square miles /251.6km²
Water area: 2.1 square miles /5.4km²
Total population: ( 2004) 454330 (Urban)
Population density : 1617/km²
Metropolitan Area: 201万6702
Time Zone: PST (UTC-8)
Summer Time: PDT (UTC-7)

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The Chinese name "Sacramento" originates from the Cantonese nationality Overseas Chinese , are all local Chinese and Chinese The unique Chinese name used by the media, HongKong and Taiwan Overseas Chinese often refer to Sacramento as" Second port "(Big Port refers to San Francisco In addition, some media have translated it as SAN Clementto or Sacramento.
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Historical evolution

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Sacramento was originally built by Switzerland The castle, founded by immigrants, was shaken in January 1848 when James W. Marshall, while building a sawmill, accidentally discovered gold in the local river, and it was of high purity Europe and America everywhere panning People flooded into California, setting off the famous gold rush in history. Sacramento quickly went from being a small town to an important economy Transportation hub The first transcontinental United States The railway terminal Built right here. Since many workers from southern China were building the mainland railway, many Chinese immigrants settled here as the railway was built, including workers from Guangdong Province Cantonese This is also the reason why the area was originally called "Sacramento", and until now, the local Chinese were still used to calling it Sacramento, and did not like the translation of "Sacramento".
in Gold rush Led by the development of commerce and agriculture in Sacramento amazing, trains, carriages, ships to and from, a variety of goods and personnel in and out of this, a busy scene, the city of Sacramento has also been established, becoming the earliest in California Autonomous city . In 1854, the California Legislature and state government moved to Sacramento, which became the state capital.

Geographical environment

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Climatic condition

Sacramento belongs to Mediterranean type climate ( Koppen's climate classification method Csa It is characterized by wet, mild winters and dry, hot summers. The rainy season is from October to April. Snowfall is rare; the highest recorded snowfall was 8.9 cm in the city center on January 4, 1888, and there have been only three significant snowfall records since 1900, the last in 1976.
Based on data from 1981-2010 at the Executive Airport, day Minimum air temperature The average number of days below or equal to 0°C (32°F) is 15; day Maximum air temperature There are 103 days above 30°C (86°F) and 38 days above 35°C (95°F). The coldest month (December) has an average temperature of 7.9°C (46.2°F) and an extreme minimum temperature of −8°C (17°F) (December 11, 1932). The most thermidor (July) Average temperature 24.0°C (75.2°F), extreme maximum temperature 46°C (115°F) (June 15, 1961). Annual average precipitation About 470 mm (18.52 in), the annual extreme minimum precipitation is 148 mm (5.81 in) (2013) and the maximum is 956 mm (37.62 in) (1983). The average frost-free period is 299 days (February 11 to December 6).

river

The Sacramento River (Sacramento River) is the United States California The state's longest river. The river springs from The Cascade Mountains It is 382 miles long near Mount Shasta. The river flows southwest from its source, passing through the Pacific Coast Mountains and Sierra Nevada Between the northern part of California's Central Valley, downstream and not far after confluence with the American River, together with the SAN Jose River forms the Sacramento River delta , inject San Francisco Bay North. Its main tributaries are the Pitt River, Fanze River, Maycloud River, and American River. The Pitt River is the longest, but the Fanze and American Rivers have a greater flow.

population

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As of the 2010 census, the population of Sacramento was 466,488, there were 174,624 households, and 103,730 families residing in the city. Population density For each Square kilometer 1,799.2 people. The racial composition was 45.0% white (including 34.5% non-Hispanic/Hispanic white), 16.6% black and 16.6% black. aborigines 1.1%, Asian 17.8%, Pacific islands Ethnic groups were 1.4%, other races 12.3%, two or more races 7.1%, and Hispanic/Latino (which could be any of the above) 26.9%. Chinese accounted for 4.2%, including Guangdong Siyi Taishan , Kaiping More people. Sacramento's 2014 population is estimated to have increased to 485,199 California The second largest inland city. [2]
December 26, 2019, ranked Top 500 global Cities in 2019 Number 273 on the list. [1]

political

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Like most American cities, Sacramento's city government is Council-manager system The City Council consists of the mayor, who is the President of the City Council and is elected by the entire city, and eight councillors, who are elected by each of the eight constituencies. The current mayor is a former NBA player who was elected in 2008 Kevin Johnson . City Council decisions and city government operations are carried out by the city manager, currently John F. Shirey, who was hired in 2001.
Chinese Democrat, incumbent Sacramento County County Supervisor Yu Fuqing (Jimmie R. Yee) Shashi Deputy Mayor and Mayor. Takeo Matsui, a Japanese-born Democrat, represented Sacramento in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1979 until his death in 2005. In a by-election that same year, Matsui's widow, Doris Okada Matsui, a Japanese-born Democrat, won 68.2 percent of the vote ballot By winning her seat, she became the 44th widow in the history of the United States Congress to succeed her husband in politics.

Economic profile

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After the gold mine dried up as agricultural products Trade center And continue to prosper. Economy by food processing, agriculture, Animal husbandry , printing, high-tech manufacturing, computers, Aerospace industry and Military industry for Pillar industry . Give birth to Rocket engine And fuel. For agricultural products distribution center and trade center, mainly dairy, fruit, wheat, rice, vegetables and so on.

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traffic

Sacramento International Airport (SMF) Yes California The main airport in Sacramento, the state capital. The airport is located about 12 miles from downtown Sacramento and is served by 12 airlines. Sacramento International Airport opened on October 21, 1967, and was formerly known as Sacramento Metropolitan Airport. [4]
【 Subject article: Sacramento Valley Station
The city is one of the largest in California expressway The junction with the railroad. Sacramento Valley Station is Amtrak One of the main stations, Passenger flow Relatively considerable. The station is Amtrak intra-system California The second busiest and eighth busiest station in the United States, with 1,051,001 ridership in 2016 [3] . The city is also important for deep water River and harbor Sacramento River starting point for shipping, yes Canal with San Francisco Bay The ports are connected.

education

Sacramento California State University Offering a comprehensive range of quality undergraduate and Graduate education .
University of California, Davis The School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, and the affiliated hospital are all located in Sacramento.
There are schools in the Sacramento Unified School District.
With Sacramento California State university American River College, State Library, State Sutter Fort Historical park Corinthian State Parliament house Such cultural and educational facilities. There are three in the suburbs Air base .

Physical education

The Sacramento Kings
Basketball: The Sacramento Kings (Sacramento Kings) is the home of the National Basketball Association (NBA). NBA The major team, which joined the NBA since 1948, won the NBA championship in 1951. The stadium is the Power Balance Pavilion, located north of Sacramento.
Women's basketball The Sacramento Monarchs are WNBA A young team that was founded in 1997 and won the WNBA championship in 2005, but was disbanded in 2009.

Places of historical interest

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Old Sacramento (Sacramento Old Street), where the preservation of more than 150 years ago wooden house, Steam train Gold panning machines, etc., are typical Western cowboy Flavor is a must for tourists. There is also the Romanesque Corinthian State House (1860) in City Park, the Crocker Museum of Fine Arts, and Fort Sutter, the latter with a museum of Indian and pioneer remains.

Sister city

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Japan Matsuyama
Korea Seoul Longshan District