An Introduction to the City Of San Francisco

The City of San Francisco is the 14th most populousWhen speaking about the city's climate, San
city in America founded in 1776 with population ofFrancisco's climate is a characteristic of California's
744,500 which is considered to on the denselyMediterranean climate with wet winters and dry
populated cities in United States. The city's larger partsummers. Apart from being surrounded by water on
of the San Francisco Bay Area has nearly 7.3 millionthree sides, the city's climate is strongly influenced by
people, with diverse and cosmopolitan population. Santhe Pacific Ocean's cold currents which tend to
Francisco is located at the tip of the Peninsula, withmoderate temperature swings and produce amazing
Pacific Ocean on the west, San Francisco Bay on themild climate with slight seasonal temperature
east and The Golden Gate on the north. Today thevariations. Snowfall in San Francisco is very rare,
city is considered to be one the most popularwhere only ten incidences were recorded. During the
international destination for tourists, and there arecombination of the city's high heat and cold ocean
many well-known landmarks to visit, like the Goldenwater, the western half of the city is covered by
Gate Bridge, Cable Cars, Alcatraz Island, China Townfog during early summer and spring.
and Coit Tower.The city has beautiful Ocean Beach which runs along
Based on archaeological evidences, the territory ofthe Pacific Ocean shoreline, but is not suitable for
San Francisco was inhabited around 3000BC. Theswimming as the waters off the coast are cold and
Yelamu group of the Ohlone people lived in manyhave deadly rip currents. The city has amazing
small villages, when the Spanish exploration partyentertaining and performing arts center and
arrived on November 1769. A major history of themuseums. There are good public transport systems
city is the San Francisco earth quake on April 18,like the San Francisco Municipal Railway, trolley buses
1906 at 5:11am. Buildings and houses all across the cityand cable car system. Bicycling is considered to be a
rattled, causing fire accidents which burnt the city forpopular mode of transportation in San Francisco with
several days. Nearly three quarters of the city40,000 residents commuting to work regularly by
perished, which left nearly 400,000 people homeless.bicycle. If you love traveling or love to spend a
Most of the refugees took temporary shelters inwonderful time with your family, then you should be
places like beaches and Golden Gate Park, but manyhitting to San Francisco.
fled to East Bay permanently.