Category:North America/United States of America/California/Bakersfield/

Coordinates: 35°24′21″N 119°01′07″W 35.40583, -119.01861

Bakersfield

Bakersfield is a large city at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California, United States. It is one of the fastest-growing large-population cities in the USA, and is located roughly equidistant between Los Angeles and Fresno, 110 mi (180 km) to the south and north respectively. Bakersfield is the 11th fastest growing city in the United States with a population over 100,000, and the fastest growing city in the United States with a population over 250,000.As of 2009, the population was estimated at 353,242 within the city limits, making it the 11th largest city in California and the 58th largest city in the United States according to U.S. Census estimates. The Bakersfield Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has a population of 780,711, making it the 65th largest metropolitan area in the country. It is California's third largest inland city, after Fresno and Sacramento. The city's economy relies on agriculture, petroleum extraction and refining, and manufacturing.^[1]

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