San Diego is the 2nd largest city in
California and 8th
largest in the United States of America. The city is located in San Diego County,
at the extreme southwestern corner of the contiguous United States.
As of 2006,
the city had an estimated population of 1,256,951, with
2,941,454 living in the San Diego metropolitan area
(4,922,723 if one counts
Tijuana,
Mexico).
The name of San Diego originates with Spanish explorer, Sebastián Vizcaíno, who mapped
the area in the early 17th century. Vizcaíno is known to have explored the harbor,
Mission Bay, and Point Loma.
He named the area after Saint St. Didacus, who is more commonly known as "San Diego".
Some of the attractions in the San Diego area include:
Probably the most famous educational institution in San Diego is the University of California, San Diego ("UCSD"). The University of California, San Diego ("UCSD") is a public coeducational research university that was founded in 1960.
Professional sports teams in San Diego include the American football team, the San Diego Chargers, and the Major League Baseball team, the San Diego Padres.
Important sectors of San Diego's economy include biotechnology, wireless cellular technology, defense and tourism. Some of the major companies headquartered in San Diego include General Atomics, Qualcomm, Science Applications International Corporation and Websense.
The main airport serving San Diego is San Diego International Airport ("Lindbergh Field").
Here is the seven day weather forecast for San Diego:
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Some of the attractions in the San Diego area include:
