Martinez
city in and seat of Contra Costa County, California, United States
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Summary
Martinez is a city of California[1]. Martinez draws 1,640 Wikipedia views per month (city of california category, ranking #43 of 87).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Association of Bay Area Governments[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Contra Costa County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Head of government: Rob Schroder[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7]
- Shares border with: Benicia[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Dunbar[9]
- Postal code: 94553[10]
- Commons category: Martinez, California[11]
- Local dialing code: 925[12]
- Inception: 1849[13]
- Official website: http://www.cityofmartinez.org[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Martinez, California[15]
- Population: 35,824[16], 37,287[17]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Martinez, California[18]
- Capital of: Contra Costa County[19]
- Official name: Martinez[20]
- Category for people born here: Q22815754[21]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Martinez[22]
- Number of households: 14,853[23]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Martinez, California[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 23 feet[25]
- Area: 35.313395 km²[26], 34.019109 km²[27]
- Water as percent of area: 7.6415 percent[28]
- Water area: 2.599575 km²[29]
Why It Matters
Martinez has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Martinez is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]