<p> San Francisco, a city in the west of California in San coextensive
Francisco County. Famous for its beautiful, San Francisco
mainly on the northern tip of a peninsula in the
in the bay of San Francisco. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on the
in the west, the street under the name Golden Gate north of San Francisco
In the East Bay and St. Bruno in the mountains in the south. Alcatraz,
Angel, Farallon, Treasure, and Yerba Buena islands are part of the
City. </ P>
POPULATION <p> </ p>
<p> The population of San Francisco is from 678,974 in 1980 to
723,959 in 1990, the population was 735,315 in 1996. After
The census of 1990, the whites are 53.6 percent of San
Francisco of the population, Asians and Pacific island countries, 29.1 percent;
Blacks, 10.9 percent, and the Americans, 0.5 percent.
The Hispanics, the May, from any race, accounted for 13.3 percent of
Population. San Francisco is a big part of the metropolitan region
also of Oakland and San Jose. The population of the region
increased from 5368000 in 1980 to 6253000 in 1990 reached
It is estimated that 6940000 in 2004. </ P>
ECONOMY </ p>
<p> San Francisco is one of the leading financial and international trade center
for the western USA. The center of the financial system
contains the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange, the headquarters of the
12 Federal Reserve district, and many banks and companies
Office buildings, including the office of the Bank of America,
one of the largest banks in the world. Tourism is also important
the economy of the city. The region of San Francisco is also the cradle of many
Companies in the development of software and hardware. Many
National apparel manufacturers also have the siege of the city. </ P>
INSTITUTIONS <p> educational and cultural </ p>
<p> The most important institutions of higher education in San Francisco, San
Francisco State University (1899), the University of San Francisco
(1855), Golden Gate University (1853), the University of California –
San Francisco (1864), the New College of California (1971),
University of California, Hastings College of Law (1878), San
Francisco Art Institute (1871), the Academy of Art College (1929),
San Francisco Conservatory of Music (1917) and a large
Community College. San Francisco is a very powerful Arts
Organizations. Best known are the San Francisco
Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco
Opera and the American Conservatory Theater. </ P>
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