San Francisco (disambiguation)
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San Francisco is a city in the U.S. state of California.
San Francisco may also refer to:
San Francisco may also refer to:
San Francisco, California
- San Francisco BaySan Francisco BaySan Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
- San Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay AreaThe San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
, the metropolitan area - San Francisco PeninsulaSan Francisco PeninsulaThe San Francisco Peninsula is a peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area that separates the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. On its northern tip is the City and County of San Francisco. Its southern base is in Santa Clara County, including the cities of Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Mountain...
, the peninsula where the city is located
Schools
- University of California, San FranciscoUniversity of California, San FranciscoThe University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world...
- University of San FranciscoUniversity of San FranciscoThe University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...
, a private Roman Catholic university - San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
Colombia
- San Francisco, AntioquiaSan Francisco, AntioquiaSan Francisco is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia....
- San Francisco, CundinamarcaSan Francisco, CundinamarcaSan Francisco is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....
- San Francisco, PutumayoSan Francisco, PutumayoSan Francisco is a town and municipality located in the Putumayo Department, Republic of Colombia. San Francisco Putumayo en españolhttp://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_-_Putumayo...
Honduras
- San Francisco, AtlántidaSan Francisco, AtlántidaSan Francisco is a municipality in the Honduran department of Atlántida....
- San Francisco, LempiraSan Francisco, LempiraSan Francisco is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.San Francisco is one of the furthest municipalities of the Lempira department in Honduras.- History :...
- San Francisco de OpalacaSan Francisco de OpalacaSan Francisco de Opalaca is a municipality in the Honduran department of Intibucá. The municipality also lends its name to a contemporary electro-punk fusion collective from Osaka, currently touring Denmark with their album 'I call it Nature'....
Mexico
- San Francisco de Campeche
- San Francisco de los RomoSan Francisco de los RomoSan Francisco de los Romo is a town in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of San Francisco de los Romo....
, Aguascalientes - San Francisco del MezquitalSan Francisco del MezquitalMezquital is a city and seat of the Municipality of Mezquital in the state of Durango, north-western Mexico. It is situated in the northeast of the municipality, near the boundary with the Municipality of Suchil....
, Durango - San Francisco IxhuatánSan Francisco IxhuatánSan Francisco Ixhuatán is a town, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.It is part of the Juchitán District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region....
, Oaxaca - San Francisco, Nayarit
- San Francisco TetlanohcanSan Francisco TetlanohcanSan Francisco Tetlanohcan is a town in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, at the foot of the La Malinche dormant volcano. San Francisco Tetlanohcan has a population of 10,000 inhabitants, and is located about 20 minutes east of the state capital, Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala.-External...
, Tlaxcala
Philippines
- San Francisco, Agusan del SurSan Francisco, Agusan del SurSan Francisco is a 1st class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. It has a population : 62,881 people in 14,917 households with registered voters of : 33,577. The municipality's land area is 39,253 ha....
- San Francisco, CebuSan Francisco, CebuSan Francisco is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 44,588 people....
- San Francisco, QuezonSan Francisco, QuezonSan Francisco is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 53,286 people....
- San Francisco, Southern LeyteSan Francisco, Southern LeyteSan Francisco is a 5th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 10,869 people in 2,337 households.-Barangays:San Francisco is politically subdivided into 22 barangays....
- San Francisco, Surigao del NorteSan Francisco, Surigao del NorteSan Francisco is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 11,521 people in 2,286 households.-Barangays:San Francisco is politically subdivided into 11 barangays....
- San Francisco, San Pablo CitySan Francisco, San Pablo CityBarangay San Francisco is one of the 80 barangays of San Pablo City, Philippines. It is located at the south of the city proper and is bounded by Barangay Santo Cristo on north, Barangay San Gregorio and Barangay San Ignacio on south, Barangay Soledad on the west, and Barangay San Jose on east...
United States
- San Francisco, MinnesotaSan Francisco, MinnesotaSan Francisco is an abandoned townsite in San Francisco Township in Carver County, Minnesota.-History:San Francisco was first settled in 1854 and named by the founder, William Foster, after the city in California. It was reportedly the original county seat of Carver County, Minnesota, U.S.A. but...
, an abandoned town - Mission San Francisco SolanoMission San Francisco SolanoMission San Francisco Solano was founded on July 4, 1823, and named for Francis Solanus, a missionary to the Indians of Peru born in Montilla, Spain, known as the "Wonder Worker of the New World." Originally planned as an asistencia to Mission San Rafael Arcángel, it is the northernmost Alta...
, a Spanish mission in Sonoma, California - Mission San Francisco de PotanoMission San Francisco de PotanoMission San Francisco de Potano was a Spanish mission near Gainesville, Florida, United States. In 2007, evidence of Spanish-built post remnants provided structural evidence of the former mission's location. On April 30, 2009, it was added to the U.S...
, a Spanish mission to the Timucua Indians of Florida - La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís (the formal name of Santa Fe, New MexicoSanta Fe, New MexicoSanta Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
) - San Francisco PeaksSan Francisco PeaksThe San Francisco Peaks are a volcanic mountain range located in north central Arizona, just north of Flagstaff.The highest summit in the range, Humphreys Peak, is the highest point in the state of Arizona at in elevation. The San Francisco Peaks are the remains of an eroded stratovolcano...
, a set of mountains in Arizona - San Francisco volcanic fieldSan Francisco volcanic fieldThe San Francisco volcanic field is an area of volcanoes in northern Arizona, north of Flagstaff, USA. The field covers 1,800 square miles of the southern boundary of the Colorado Plateau. The field contains 600 volcanoes ranging in age from less than 6 million years old to less than 1,000 years ,...
, Arizona; includes above peaks - San Francisco (Puerto Rico)San Francisco (Puerto Rico)San Francisco is a sector within the township of Old San Juan in the capital of San Juan, Puerto Rico....
In culture
- San Francisco (typeface)San Francisco (typeface)San Francisco was one of the original bitmap typefaces for the Apple Macintosh computer. It was designed by Susan Kare to mimic the ransom note effect. An official TrueType version was never made, and San Francisco was rendered obsolete with the arrival of System 7., by Hank Gillette, is a free...
, a typeface that was designed for the Apple Macintosh computer - San Francisco (magazine)San Francisco (magazine)San Francisco is an American monthly magazine devoted to San Francisco Bay Area culture, including arts, food, and entertainment. It is published monthly by publications.-History:...
, a monthly publication dedicated to arts and culture in the San Francisco Bay Area - Driver: San FranciscoDriver: San FranciscoDriver: San Francisco is a sandbox-style action driving video game developed by Ubisoft Reflections and published by Ubisoft. The game formally was unveiled at E3 2010 and was released in Australia on September 1, 2011, Europe on September 2, 2011 and North America on September 6, 2011 on...
, an upcoming video game
Film
- San Francisco (film)San Francisco (film)San Francisco is a 1936 musical-drama directed by Woody Van Dyke, based on the April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The film, which was the top grossing movie of that year, stars Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, and Spencer Tracy. The then very popular singing of MacDonald helped make this film...
, a 1936 film set in the city, about the tragic events surrounding the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake - San Francisco (documentary)San Francisco (documentary)San Francisco was a pioneering impressionistic documentary film directed by Anthony Stern. The film, cut to a version of Interstellar Overdrive as performed by Syd Barrett and the Pink Floyd, pioneered the use of 16 mm single frame cinematography in the late 1960’s went on to win awards for...
, a 1968 pioneering impressionistic documentary film directed by Anthony Stern
Music
- San Francisco DaysSan Francisco DaysSan Francisco Days is the fourth album by Chris Isaak, released in 1993. The album was dedicated to the memory of Louie Beeson, who was the sound consultant.-Track listing:All tracks composed by Chris Isaak; except where indicated# "San Francisco Days"...
, a 1993 song and album by Chris Isaak - San Francisco (American Music Club album)San Francisco (American Music Club album)San Francisco was the seventh album by American Music Club and their last before a nine year hiatus.-Track listing:#"Fearless" - 4:34#"It's Your Birthday" - 4:33#"Can You Help Me" - 3:11#"Love Doesn't Belong" - 4:22#"Wish the World Away" - 3:09...
- San Francisco (Bobby Hutcherson album)
- San Francisco (Cascada song)San Francisco (Cascada song)-Charts:-Release history:...
- San Francisco (Tor Endresen song)
- "San Francisco" (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)"San Francisco " is a song, written by John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, and sung by Scott McKenzie. It was written and released in 1967 to promote the Monterey Pop Festival....
, a song popularized by Scott McKenzie in 1967 - "San Francisco (You've Got Me)San Francisco (You've Got Me)"San Francisco" is the title of a song recorded by American disco group the Village People. It was released in 1977 as the lead single from their debut album Village People. The song reached number 45 on the UK pop charts and peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100...
", a song by the Village People - "San Francisco", a song performed by Japanese J-rap band MidicronicaMidicronicaMidicronica is a japanese musical rap group. The band consists of four members known as "#894", "#181", "#716" and "#563". The band has collaborated with many other artists such as Shin-ski of Martiangang, Sonomi, Gumuna, La Melomania etc...
, featured in the series Samurai ChamplooSamurai Champloois a Japanese anime series created and directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. It was broadcast in Japan from May 20, 2004 through March 19, 2005 on Fuji TV. Samurai Champloo has earned Watanabe a renowned title in the anime and Japanese television communities... - "Theme from San FranciscoTheme from San FranciscoThe theme from San Francisco, also known as "San Francisco", was a song from the 1936 American film San Francisco. The song had music written by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann, with lyrics by Gus Kahn. The film is set in San Francisco before and after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake...
", theme song of the 1936 film, later popularized by Judy Garland
Other uses
- The City of San FranciscoCity of San FranciscoThe City of San Francisco was a streamlined passenger train operated jointly by the Chicago and North Western Railway, the Southern Pacific Railroad, and the Union Pacific Railroad...
, a passenger train - The San Francisco ChiefSan Francisco ChiefThe San Francisco Chief was a named passenger train operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway as Nos. 1 & 2 from June 6, 1954 to May 1, 1971. It covered the Santa Fe line from near San Francisco, California to Barstow, California, then east to Chicago, Illinois via the Belen cutoff....
, a passenger train - USS San FranciscoUSS San FranciscoThree vessels of the United States Navy have been named USS San Francisco, after the city of San Francisco, California.* The first was a protected cruiser commissioned in 1890, converted to a minelayer in 1908, and decommissioned in 1921....
,, the name of several vessels of the United States Navy - San Francisco, the Orange U.K. model of the ZTE BladeZTE BladeThe ZTE Blade , is a phone manufactured by China's ZTE Corporation for the Android platform...
smartphone
See also
- São Francisco (disambiguation)São Francisco (disambiguation)São Francisco may refer to:* São Francisco River, a river in Brazil.* São Francisco, São Paulo, a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil.* São Francisco, Minas Gerais, a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil....
, the Portuguese equivalent of San Francisco - List of places named after Saint Francis