San Jose
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Summary
San Jose is a big city[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of big city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,929 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Solar America Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Santa Clara County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Head of government: Matt Mahan[6]
- Instance of: charter city[7], county seat[8]
- Shares border with: Milpitas[9], Fremont[10], Los Gatos[11], Sunnyvale[12], Santa Clara[13], Cupertino[14], Saratoga[15], Campbell, California[16], Morgan Hill[17]
- Founder: José Joaquín Moraga[18]
- Named after: Joseph[19]
- Flag: flag of San Jose[20]
- Twinned administrative body: Pune[21], Dublin[22], Tainan[23], San José[24], Okayama[25], Veracruz[26], Yekaterinburg[27], Guadalajara[28], Oeiras[29]
- Location: Silicon Valley[30]
- Postal code: 95025[31], 95101[32], 95103[33], 95106[34], 95108[35], 95109[36], 95110[37], 95111[38], 95112[39], 95113[40], 95115[41], 95116[42], 95117[43], 95118[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for San Jose include San Jose International Airport[45], an international airport[46], in United States[47]; San Jose Convention Center[48], a convention center[49], in United States[50]; it scale[51], a taxon[52]; Roman Catholic Diocese of San José in California[53], a diocese of the Catholic Church[54], in United States[55], founded in 1981[56]; East San Jose[57], a general law municipality[58], in United States[59], founded in 1906[60]; and it Post-Record[61], a newspaper[62], founded in 1910[63].
Why It Matters
San Jose has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
Entities named for it include San Jose International Airport[45], an international airport[46], in United States[47]; San Jose Convention Center[48], a convention center[49], in United States[50]; it scale[51], a taxon[52]; Roman Catholic Diocese of San José in California[53], a diocese of the Catholic Church[54], in United States[55], founded in 1981[56]; East San Jose[57], a general law municipality[58], in United States[59], founded in 1906[60]; and it Post-Record[61], a newspaper[62], founded in 1910[63].
FAQs
What awards did San Jose receive?
Honors received include Solar America Cities[3].