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Martinez
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city in and seat of Contra Costa County, California, United States
Martinez is a city in California that serves as the administrative center of Contra Costa County. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area region of the state.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- Martinez
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Contra Costa County
- Population
- 37287
- Area
- 34.019109
- Elevation
- 23
- Capital of
- Contra Costa County
- Shares border with
- Benicia
- Official website
- www.cityofmartinez.org
- Image
- Aerial view of Martinez, California.jpg
- Households
- 14853
- Dialing code
- 925
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- topic's main category
- Category:Martinez, California
- Commons category
- Martinez, California
- twinned administrative body
- Dunbar
- category for people born here
- Q22815754
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Martinez, California
- postal code
- 94553
- inception
- 1849-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 7.6415
- P8168
- Joanna la Beltraneja
- water area
- 2.599575
- per capita income
- 51847
- P12749
- Max von Rümelin
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Encyclopedic overview
Martinez (Spanish: Martínez) is a city in and the county seat of Contra Costa County, California, United States, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Located on the southern shore of the Carquinez Strait, the city's population was 37,287 at the 2020 census. The city is named after Californio ranchero Ygnacio Martínez, having been founded on his Rancho El Pinole. Martinez is known for its historic center and its waterfront.
History
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