San Francisco Bay Area Information

Nestled along San Francisco Bay, the Bay Areathe least urbanized among the 6 sub-regions.
boasts of one of the finest natural harbor in theNorth Bay has many undeveloped parks,
world, which has a total area of around 450farmlands, and plantations. One popular location is
square miles. Home to almost 8 million people, theNapa Valley, which is well-known for the world
San Francisco Bay Area provides the only realclass red wines produced from its vineyards.The
break in the coastal mountains of CaliforniaCity and County of San Francisco was once the
making it one of the most ideal spot for livinglargest city, in terms of population in the whole
within the state. It is divided into 6 sub-regionsBay Area. Although it no longer holds that
(North Bay, San Francisco, East Bay, Peninsula,distinction, it remains as the traditional, cultural,
South Bay, and Santa Cruz) and composed of 10financial, and urban center of the region. The most
counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Sanfamous landmark in this area is the Golden Gate
Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz,Bridge, which spans the Golden Gate Strait, a
Solano, and Sonoma).North Bay is a sub-regionwater passage connecting San Francisco Bay and
north of the Golden Gate Bridge, is separated bythe Pacific Ocean. The bridge connects the city
water from the rest of the Bay Area. It hascounty of San Francisco with Marin County in the
numerous affluent communities and is probablyNorth Bay.