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California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 has two regions with "Central" in their names:

The southern part of the Central Valley (the San Joaquin Valley
San Joaquin Valley

The San Joaquin Valley refers to the area of the California Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento River Delta in Stockton, California....
) and all of the Central Coast are south of the major Northern California
Northern California

Northern California or Nor Cal is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento, California; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the Sequoia forests, the North Coast, California, the Big Sur coastline area, the Sierra Nevada including Yosem...
 urban areas (San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a metropolitan region that surrounds the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay Bays in Northern California....
, Sacramento Metropolitan Area
Sacramento metropolitan area

The Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, California Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the Sacramento metropolitan area or Greater Sacramento, is an area consisting of four counties in California's Central Valley and El Dorado foothills, anchored by the city of Sacramento, California....
) and north of the major Southern California
Southern California

Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population centers on the cities of Los Angeles, California, San Diego, California, San Bernardino, California, and Riverside, California....
 urban area (Greater Los Angeles Area
Greater Los Angeles Area

The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanization area around the county of Los Angeles, California, United States....
) and the Tehachapi Mountains
Tehachapi Mountains

The Tehachapi Mountains are a short Transverse Ranges in Southern California California in the United States, running SW-NE connecting the Coast Ranges on the west with the southern end of the Sierra Nevada mountains on the east....
. The term Central California, informally abbreviated Cen Cal, is not officially defined but is sometimes used in this area, primarily in the San Joaquin Valley.






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California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 has two regions with "Central" in their names:
  • Central Valley (California)
  • Central Coast, California


The southern part of the Central Valley (the San Joaquin Valley
San Joaquin Valley

The San Joaquin Valley refers to the area of the California Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento River Delta in Stockton, California....
) and all of the Central Coast are south of the major Northern California
Northern California

Northern California or Nor Cal is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento, California; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the Sequoia forests, the North Coast, California, the Big Sur coastline area, the Sierra Nevada including Yosem...
 urban areas (San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a metropolitan region that surrounds the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay Bays in Northern California....
, Sacramento Metropolitan Area
Sacramento metropolitan area

The Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, California Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the Sacramento metropolitan area or Greater Sacramento, is an area consisting of four counties in California's Central Valley and El Dorado foothills, anchored by the city of Sacramento, California....
) and north of the major Southern California
Southern California

Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population centers on the cities of Los Angeles, California, San Diego, California, San Bernardino, California, and Riverside, California....
 urban area (Greater Los Angeles Area
Greater Los Angeles Area

The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanization area around the county of Los Angeles, California, United States....
) and the Tehachapi Mountains
Tehachapi Mountains

The Tehachapi Mountains are a short Transverse Ranges in Southern California California in the United States, running SW-NE connecting the Coast Ranges on the west with the southern end of the Sierra Nevada mountains on the east....
. The term Central California, informally abbreviated Cen Cal, is not officially defined but is sometimes used in this area, primarily in the San Joaquin Valley.