San Luis Obispo
county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
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Summary
San Luis Obispo is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,265 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: San Luis Obispo County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: San Luis Obispo Bay[5]
- Instance of: charter city[6], county seat[7]
- Named after: Louis of Toulouse[8]
- Postal code: 93401[9], 93403[10], 93405[11], 93406[12], 93407[13], 93408[14], 93409[15], 93410[16]
- Commons category: San Luis Obispo, California[17]
- Located in time zone: Pacific Time Zone[18], UTC−08:00[19], UTC−07:00[20]
- Local dialing code: 805[21]
- Inception: 1772[22]
- Official website: https://www.slocity.org/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:San Luis Obispo, California[24]
- Population: 45,119[25], 47,063[26]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of San Luis Obispo[27]
- Capital of: San Luis Obispo County[28]
- Official name: San Luis Obispo[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in San Luis Obispo, California[30]
- Category for people who died here: Q21008500[31]
- Number of households: 19,114[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from San Luis Obispo, California[33]
- Different from: San Luis Obispo[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 233 feet[35]
- Area: 34.407674 km²[36], 33.489297 km²[37]
- Visitor center: San Luis Obispo Visitor Information Center[38]
- Water as percent of area: 1.1837 percent[39]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for San Luis Obispo include San Luis Obispo County[40], a county of California[41], in United States[42], founded in 1850[43] and Obispeño[44], a language[45], in United States[46].
Why It Matters
San Luis Obispo has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for it include San Luis Obispo County[40], a county of California[41], in United States[42], founded in 1850[43] and Obispeño[44], a language[45], in United States[46].