Southern California

geographic and cultural region
Place region Q844837
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Southern California

Summary

Southern California is a region[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,006 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Southern California is located in California[3].
  • Southern California is in the country of United States[4].
  • Southern California's instance of is recorded as region[5].
  • Southern California's Commons category is recorded as Southern California[6].
  • Southern California comprises Imperial County[7].
  • Southern California comprises Kern County[8].
  • Southern California comprises Los Angeles County[9].
  • Southern California comprises Orange County[10].
  • Southern California comprises Riverside County[11].
  • Southern California comprises San Bernardino County[12].
  • Southern California comprises San Diego County[13].
  • Southern California comprises San Luis Obispo County[14].
  • Southern California comprises Santa Barbara County[15].
  • Southern California comprises Ventura County[16].
  • Southern California's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34, 'lon': -117}[17].
  • Southern California's significant event is recorded as Santa Ana winds[18].
  • Southern California's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Southern California[19].
  • Southern California's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SoCal'}[20].
  • Southern California's different from is recorded as Baja California[21].
  • Southern California's different from is recorded as Baja California peninsula[22].
  • Southern California's different from is recorded as Baja California Sur[23].
  • Southern California's geography of topic is recorded as geography of Southern California[24].
  • Southern California's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Southern California[25].
  • Southern California's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject California[26].
  • Southern California's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject United States[27].

Body

Geography

Southern California is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in California[3].

Designation and Status

Southern California's instance of is recorded as region[5].

Why It Matters

Southern California ranks in the top 3% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,006 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Southern California. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/southern-california
MLA “Southern California.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/southern-california.
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  1. 14d ago · Vojtěch Dostál · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country United States
    Coordinate location {'lat': 34, 'lon': -117}
    Country
    Significant event Santa Ana winds
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P691]]: ge351174, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/148272904|Kalifornie jižní (#148272904)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5735|NKCR geographic"
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