SanSan

Population-density map of SanSan

The SanSan megalopolis is the name for a chain of metropolitan areas in western California along the coast extending from San Francisco to San Diego. It contains a little more than 36 million people. The Greater Los Angeles area contains about two-thirds of the total population of the megalopolis. Unlike BosWash, a similarly-theorized megacity, SanSan has not yet achieved significant recognition as a "true" megalopolis.

Important cities in the megalopolis include:
* San Francisco (pop.776,773)
* Oakland (pop.401,392)
* San Jose (pop.928,821)
* Sacramento (pop.407,018)
* Stockton (pop.279,800)
* Modesto (pop.206,300)
* Salinas (pop.151,060)
* Fresno (pop.464,727)
* Bakersfield (pop.247,057)
* Santa Barbara (pop.92,325)
* Oxnard (pop.203,412)
* Pasadena (pop.133,936)
* San Bernardino (pop.185,401)
* Los Angeles (pop.3,694,820)
* Riverside (pop. 288,384)
* Anaheim (pop.328,014)
* Long Beach (pop.461,522)
* Santa Ana (pop.337,977)
* Irvine (pop.152,048)
* San Diego (pop.1,223,400)
* Chula Vista (pop.173,556)
* Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (pop.1,410,700)
* Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico (pop. 855,000)

See also

* BosWash
* ChiPitts
* Bajalta California

External link

*Megalopolis at about.com - Makes a passing reference to SanSan