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• Sacramento is the state capital of California, which is located in Sacramento County. Sacramento city is in central California. It is the 7th most populated city in California.

• Fast Facts

  1. Country: United States
  2. State: California
  3. Mayor: Kevin Johnson Los Angeles Times: Former NBA star Kevin Johnson elected... (November 6, 2008)
  4. City population: 460,242 (2007 est.)U.S. Census Bureau: Sacramento city, California
  5. Founded: 1849City of Sacramento: A Brief History of Sacramento
  6. Currency: U.S. dollar
  7. Area code: 916
  8. Time zone: Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8)
  9. Nickname: River cityDream Sacramento: Sacramento Tourist Information
  10. Area: 99.2 square milesCity of Sacramento: About the City of Sacramento

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• History

  Sacramento was a very big part of the [California Gold Rush] in the late 1880's. Sacramento became the state capital of [California] in [1879] surprisingly this was not going to be the State Capitol, but did become the Capital. Another intresting not that most people may notice is that the California capital building was designed to look like the [United States Capitol] in [Washington DC]. The building was completed in [1874]. http://thedailyexplorer.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/adios-california/

  
  

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