Riverside

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Riverside is a major inland city in Southern California known as the birthplace of the California citrus industry and a key center of the Inland Empire region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
associatedWithCrop navel oranges
associatedWithIndustry citrus
country United States
county Riverside County
distanceFrom approximately 55 miles east of downtown Los Angeles
economicRole key center of the Inland Empire region
foundedAs Riverside Colony
governingBody Riverside City Council
governmentType council–manager
hasAirport Riverside Municipal Airport
hasBotanicalResource historic navel orange groves
hasClimate hot-summer Mediterranean climate
hasCollege Riverside City College
hasCulturalEvent Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Riverside Historic District
hasLandmark California Citrus State Historic Park
Fox Performing Arts Center
Mission Inn Hotel & Spa
Mount Rubidoux
Riverside County Historic Courthouse
hasMuseum March Field Air Museum
Riverside Art Museum
Riverside Metropolitan Museum
hasPark Fairmount Park
Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park
hasUniversity California Baptist University
University of California, Riverside
isPartOf Greater Los Angeles area
knownFor birthplace of the California citrus industry
historic citrus groves
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Santa Ana River
majorIndustry education
government
healthcare
logistics
manufacturing
namedFor Santa Ana River
region Inland Empire
Southern California
role county seat of Riverside County
servedByRail Metrolink 91/Perris Valley Line
Metrolink Inland Empire–Orange County Line
state California
transportHubFor Inland Empire


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