Butte County

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administrative territorial entity county

Butte County is a largely rural county in Northern California known for its agricultural production, college town of Chico, and proximity to the Sierra Nevada foothills.

Aliases (2)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity → county →
borders	Glenn County → Plumas County → Sutter County → Tehama County → Yuba County →
climate	Mediterranean climate in valley areas → montane climate in foothills and mountains →
contains	Bidwell Park → California State University, Chico → City of Biggs → City of Chico → City of Gridley → City of Oroville → Oroville Dam → Table Mountain (North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve) → Town of Paradise →
containsProtectedArea	Lassen National Forest (part) → Plumas National Forest (part) →
country	United States of America →
FIPSCode	06007 →
GNISFeatureID	277477 →
governmentType	county government →
hasAreaCode	530 →
hasCountySeat	Oroville →
hasHigherEducationInstitution	Butte College →
hasLake	Lake Oroville →
hasPrimaryAirport	Chico Municipal Airport →
hasRiver	Feather River → Sacramento River →
knownFor	agricultural production → almond production → college town of Chico → orchards → rice farming → walnut production →
largestCity	Chico →
legislativeBody	Butte County Board of Supervisors →
locatedIn	California → Northern California →
locatedInTimeZone	UTC−08:00 →
namedAfter	Sutter Buttes →
observesDaylightSavingTime	yes →
partOf	State of California →
region	Sacramento Valley → Sierra Nevada foothills →
stateSubdivisionCode	US-CA →
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
California State University, Chico ("Butte County, California") → Chico →	locatedIn
Northern California →	contains
Chico →	county
Shasta Cascade region →	hasPart
Chico →	isCountySeatOf
Butte County ("Butte County Board of Supervisors") →	legislativeBody