Santa Barbara
city in and county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States
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Santa Barbara is an organization that was founded in 1847[1].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Santa Barbara County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Santa Barbara Channel[5]
- Head of government: Cathy Murillo[6], Randy Rowse[7]
- Instance of: charter city[8], county seat[9]
- Named after: Saint Barbara[10]
- Flag: flag of Santa Barbara, California[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Palma[12], Dingle/Daingean Uí Chúis[13], Puerto Vallarta[14], San Juan[15], Toba[16], Weihai[17], Kotor[18], Cusco[19], Manila[20]
- Postal code: 93101[21], 93102[22], 93103[23], 93105[24], 93106[25], 93107[26], 93108[27], 93109[28], 93110[29], 93111[30], 93120[31], 93121[32], 93130[33], 93140[34]
- Commons category: Santa Barbara, California[35]
- Located in time zone: Pacific Time Zone[36]
- Local dialing code: 805[37]
- Inception: 1847[38]
- Official website: https://santabarbaraca.gov/[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:Santa Barbara, California[40]
- Commons gallery: Santa Barbara, California[41]
- Population: 88,410[42], 88,665[43]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Santa Barbara, California[44]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[45], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[46]
- Capital of: Santa Barbara County[47]
- Official name: Santa Barbara[48]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Santa Barbara, California[49]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Santa Barbara, California[50]
- Number of households: 37,806[51]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Santa Barbara include Santa Barbara County[52], a county of California[53], in United States[54], founded in 1850[55]; Santa Barbara Municipal Airport[56], an airport[57], in United States[58]; and USS Santa Barbara[59], a trimaran[60].
Why It Matters
Santa Barbara has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for it include Santa Barbara County[52], a county of California[53], in United States[54], founded in 1850[55]; Santa Barbara Municipal Airport[56], an airport[57], in United States[58]; and USS Santa Barbara[59], a trimaran[60].