California megapolitan areas

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California's major urban areas normally are thought of as two large

Northern California and one in Southern California, separated from each other by approximately 382 miles or 615 km[1] (the distance from Los Angeles to San Francisco), with sparsely inhabited (relatively) Central Coast, Central Valley, and Transverse Ranges in between. Other ideas conceive of a single megalopolis encompassing both North and South, or a division of Coastal California
vs. Inland California. These regional concepts are usually based on geographic, cultural, political, and environmental differences, rather than transportation and infrastructure connectivity and boundaries.

Notable conceptions

"Beyond Megalopolis", by

Metropolitan Las Vegas.[2]

America 2050,

Inland Empire and Las Vegas Valley.[5]

Inland Empire
.

Northern California

Main article: Northern California megaregion
Northern California Megaregion

Northern California holds 21 counties that are part of metropolitan areas, including one in Nevada, and includes an additional 17 neighboring counties and 4 Nevada counties in the sphere of influence.[8] Currently, all three of the metropolitan regions of Northern California (Bay Area, Greater Sacramento, and Metropolitan Fresno) are connected but are separated from Greater Los Angeles with Kings, Tulare, and Kern Counties at the narrowest gap. However, one of metropolitan regions of each part of the state borders one of the two metropolitan regions of Nevada, Sacramento bordering Reno and Greater Los Angeles bordering Las Vegas.

California's economy as a whole is the largest of any state in the United States and is the fourth largest economy in the world.

California Supreme Court are all located within the region. The Bay Area also has the largest concentration of multi-millionaire households of any metropolitan area in the country and the largest concentration of billionaires of any U.S. metropolitan area, almost more than the next three metropolitan areas combined.[10]

Southern California

Main article: Southern California
Southern California Megaregion

Southern California holds the eight counties and municipalities of Greater Los Angeles, Inland Empire, and San Diego-Tijuana. Kern County and two Nevada counties are within the sphere of influence of Greater Los Angeles, while Imperial County and Mexicali Municipality are within San Diego-Tijuana's sphere of influence.[11]

The transnational Southern California megaregion is also a very important economic center in the U.S., and indeed also in Mexico, as it includes

In-n-Out Burger, ARCO, Farmers
, and many financial and banking companies are also based in the region. Southern California has long been the leading region in the U.S. for aviation and aerospace, and is one of the top five regions in the U.S. for the high-technology industry.

Southern California is also one of the world's largest tourist industries thanks to its famous beaches, entertainment districts such as L.A. Live and Sunset Boulevard, and theme parks including Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, and Universal Studios Hollywood. San Diego is an important port city, industrial, commercial, and shipbuilding center. It has a flourishing tourism industry, many research institutions, a large biomedical/biotechnology industry, and it is home to one of the largest concentrations of U.S. military bases and personnel of any large American city. Las Vegas is the largest city in Nevada, the world's second largest gambling/gaming center after Macau, and one of the fastest growing large cities and metropolitan areas in the United States.

Coastal and Inland California

The vast, relatively sparsely populated area of

Inland Empire and San Joaquin Valley regions, all comparatively more affordable areas which are becoming increasingly suburbanized as they are within commuting distance (albeit often a long commute) of the state's major coastal cities.[8]

See also

Megaregions of the United States.

References

  1. ^ "Distance between Los Angeles, CA and San Francisco, CA, mileage, gas calculator". check-distance.com. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  2. ^ Beyond Megalopolis
  3. ^ "Overview Of America 2050". Archived from the original on 2006-04-21.
  4. ^ "Megaregions - America 2050". Archived from the original on 2008-12-15.
  5. ^ "Southern California Megaregion". Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  6. ISBN 0-02-560440-6
    .
  7. ^ "Chipitts, Boswash & Sansan". Kiplinger's Personal Finance: 11. Jan 1968.
  8. ^
    San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association
    . Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  9. ^ "Report: California slips to world's 9th largest economy". CNN. January 13, 2012. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved Jan 14, 2012.
  10. ^ "America's Greediest Cities". Forbes. December 3, 2007.
  11. ^ "Megaregions with Influence". America 2050. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  12. ^ "North American Port Container Traffic - 2006" Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine - Port Industry Statistics - American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) - Updated May 14, 2007 - (Adobe Acrobat *.PDF document)

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