Category:North America/United States of America/California/Santa Ana/

Coordinates: 33°44′27″N 117°52′53″W 33.74083, -117.88139

Santa Ana

Founded in 1869, Santa Ana is the most populous city in Orange County, California, USA and is the county seat, with an estimated 353,184 people. Santa Ana is located in Southern California on the Santa Ana River, ten miles (16 km) away from the California coast. Santa Ana is part of the Los AngelesLong BeachSanta Ana metropolitan area which, according to the United States Census Bureau, is the second largest metropolitan area in the United States, with almost thirteen million people. Among U.S. cities with more than 300,000 people, Santa Ana is the 4th-most densely populated.Santa Ana lends its name to the Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5), which runs through the city. It also shares its name with the nearby Santa Ana Mountains and the infamous Santa Ana Winds, which historically have fueled seasonal wildfires throughout Southern California. The current Office of Management and Budget (OMB) metropolitan designation for Santa Ana and the Orange County Area is "Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA".^[1]

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