San Diego, California

:"San Diego" redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation).

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San Diego is a city located in the southwestern corner of California, the extreme southwestern corner of the continental United States. It is the county seat of San Diego County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,223,400; as of 2005, the California Department of Finance estimated the city to have 1,305,736 residents. The city is the second-largest in California and the seventh-largest in the United States and is noted for its temperate climate and many beaches.

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California - Continental United States - County seat - San Diego County - 2000 - 2005

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It is also the home of many U.S. military facilities, including U.S. Navy ports, Marine Corps bases, and Coast Guard stations. It is the home port of the largest naval fleet in the world, including two Navy supercarriers (the USS Nimitz and the USS Ronald Reagan) five amphibious assault ships, several Los Angeles-class submarines, and many smaller ships. One of the Marine Corps' two Recruit Depots is located here. San Diego is also known as the "birthplace of naval aviation," though Pensacola, Florida makes a rival claim.

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U.S. military - U.S. Navy - Marine Corps - Coast Guard - Supercarrier - USS ''Nimitz'' - USS ''Ronald Reagan'' - Amphibious assault ships - ''Los Angeles''-class - Recruit Depots - Naval aviation - Pensacola - Florida

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Several Navy vessels have been named USS San Diego in honor of the city.

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