San DiegoFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article uses bare URLs or very simple external links in its references. Such references are threatened by link rot. Please use proper citations containing each referenced work's title, author, publisher, date, and source, so that the article remains verifiable in the future.Several templates are available for formatting. A tool may be available to help. (January 2011) This article is about the city in California. For the metropolitan area, see San Diego metropolitan area. For other meanings of "San Diego", see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego City City of San Diego From top San Diego Skyline, middle left - Coronado Bridge, middle right museum in Balboa Park, bottom - Hotel del Coronado Flag Seal Nickname(s): America's Finest City Motto: Semper Vigilans (Latin for "Ever Vigilant") Location of San Diegowithin San Diego County San DiegoLocation in the United States Coordinates: 324254N 1170945W / 32.715N 117.1625W / 32.715; -117.1625Coordinates: 324254N 1170945W / 32.715N 117.1625W / 32.715; -117.1625 Country United States State California County San Diego Demonym San Diegans Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850 Government - Type Mayor-council - Body San Diego City Council - Mayor Jerry Sanders (R) - City Attorney Jan Goldsmith (R) - City Council members List[show] Sherri Lightner (D) Kevin Faulconer (R) Todd Gloria (D) Tony Young (D) Carl DeMaio (R) Lori Zapf (R) Marti Emerald (D) David Alvarez (D) Area - City 372.1 sq mi (963.6 km2) - Land 324.3 sq mi (840.0 km2) - Water 47.7 sq mi (123.5 km2) Elevation 72-400 ft (22 m) Population (July 1, 2009)[1] - City 1,306,300 (8th In US) - Density 4,174.8/sq mi (1,611.9/km2) - Urban 2,880,000 - Metro 3,053,793 Demonym San Diegan Time zone PST (UTC-8) - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7) ZIP code 92101-92117, 92119-92124, 92126-92140, 92142, 92145, 92147, 92149-92155, 92158-92172, 92174-92177, 92179, 92182, 92184, 92186, 92187, 92190-92199 Area code(s) 619, 858 FIPS code 66000 GNIS feature ID 1661377 Website www.sandiego.gov San Diego (pronounced /sn dieo/), named after Saint Didacus (Spanish: Diego de Alcala), is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California, after Los Angeles, with a population of 1,306,300 (Jul 2009) within its administrative limits on a land area of 372.1 square miles (963.7 km2). The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California. The urban area of San Diego extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 2,880,000. San Diego is also the county seat of San Diego County[2], the 5th largest county, by population, in the United States.The city is the economic center of the San DiegoCarlsbadSan Marcos Metropolitan Area considered congruent with the county. The city was rated the fifth-best place to live in the United States in 2006 by Money magazine.[3] According to Forbes magazine, San Diego is the fifth-wealthiest city in the United States and the 9th safest city in the top 10 list of safest cities in the U.S.[4] San Diego's top four industries are manufacturing, defense, tourism, and agriculture.[5] San Diego's economy is largely composed of agriculture, biotechnology/biosciences, computer