San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area, referred to locally as The Bay Area, is the conurbation that surrounds San Francisco Bay in northern California. Home to more than 7 million people, the metropolitan area is composed of cities, towns, villages, military bases, airports, and regional, state, and national parks sprawled over nine counties, connected by a massive network of roads, highways, rail, and commuter rail.

Regional counties, cities and suburbs

The following lists are based on the ten-county definition of the Bay Area. Those places listed in italics would be excluded by the nine-county definition that excludes Santa Cruz County.

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Counties

Cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Suburbs with 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants

Suburbs with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants

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