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Oakland is among the ten largest cities in the state of California. According to the United States Census Burea the population in 2000 was 399,484. It is the among the fifty most populous cities in the United States. The census bureau esimated the population to be 398,844 in 2003.
The city is a part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area. It is the the seat of Alameda county. It has an area of 56.1 square miles. According to the US Geologic Survey, the city is at 37°48'16" north and 122°16'11" west. The Federal Information Processing Standards location code (FIPS55) for this city is 0653000.
Holy Names College, Mills College, Patten College, Laney College and Merritt College are in Oakland. Joaquin Miller House, Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge, Lightship Wal-605 "Relief", Paramount Theatre and Potomac Presidential Yacht are local sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Metropolitan Oakland International airport serves the city. Interstate Highways 80, 680 and 880 run through Oakland. The Pacific Ocean, Lake Temescal and San Francisco Bay are near or in the city.
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