Central California

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geographic region region region of California

Central California is a large, predominantly agricultural region in the middle of the state of California, encompassing the fertile Central Valley and parts of the coastal and inland areas between Northern and Southern California.

Aliases (1)

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Statements (85)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographic region → region → region of California →
borders	Northern California → Southern California →
climate	Mediterranean climate → cool wet winters → hot dry summers →
contains	Bakersfield → Central Valley → Clovis → Fresno → Fresno County → Hanford → Kern County → Kings County → Kings County, California → Lodi → Madera → Madera County → Merced → Merced County → Modesto → Monterey → Monterey Bay area → Monterey County → Porterville → Sacramento Valley → Salinas → Salinas Valley → San Joaquin County → San Joaquin Valley → San Luis Obispo → San Luis Obispo County → Santa Cruz → Sierra Nevada foothills → Stanislaus County → Stockton → Tulare County → Turlock → Visalia → parts of Sacramento County → parts of San Benito County → parts of Santa Cruz County → parts of the California Coast Ranges →
country	United States →
economicSector	agriculture → food processing → logistics and warehousing → oil production →
hasCoastlineOn	Pacific Ocean →
hasFeature	Central Valley Project irrigation system → State Water Project canals → air quality challenges → fertile alluvial soils → water scarcity issues →
knownFor	agriculture → dairy farming → fruit production → nut production → vegetable production → wine grape production →
largestCity	Fresno →
locatedIn	California → West Coast of the United States → Western United States →
majorRiver	Kings River → Sacramento River → San Joaquin River → Tulare Lake Basin →
otherMajorCity	Bakersfield → Modesto → Stockton → Visalia →
partOf	California →
subregionOf	California Coast Ranges → Central Valley → Sacramento Valley → San Joaquin Valley →
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
transportCorridor	BNSF Railway → Interstate 5 → State Route 99 → U.S. Route 101 → Union Pacific Railroad →

Referenced by (57)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
California Coast–Sierra Nevada–Transverse Ranges transition zone ("central California") → Clovis, California → Diablo Range → Fresno County → Gabilan Range → Kings County, California → Los Padres National Forest → Madera → Madera County → Mariposa County ("central California") → Mission San Juan Bautista → Monterey Bay region → Mother Lode region → North Fork, California → San Joaquin River → Sanger, California → Santa Cruz Mountains → Santa Lucia Range → Southern Sierra Nevada → Tuolumne River → Visalia, California → Yosemite area tourism region ("central California") →	locatedIn
Bass Lake → Fish Camp, California → Fresno Grizzlies → Kings River → Kings River → SWP → Saclan ("central California") → Salinan language ("central California") → Sierra National Forest → State Route 41 (California) → Tulare County, California → Utian languages ("central California") →	region
Carrizo Plain → Catheys Valley → Coarsegold → Mariposa → Oakhurst → Pinnacles National Park → San Joaquin Valley → State Route 180 →	locatedInRegion
Eastern California → Southern California →	borders
San Luis Unit ("central California") → State Route 168 →	regionServed
Pacific Coast Highway →	connects
Kuksu religion →	geographicRegion
California Hokan ("central California") →	hasRegion
California cultural area →	includesSubregion
United States District Court for the Central District of California →	jurisdiction
Sierra Nevada foothills →	regionOf
California condor →	reintroductionSite
Fresno Yosemite International Airport →	serves
Utian ("central California") →	spokenIn
Diocese of San Joaquin →	territoryIncludes
Plains Miwok ("central California") →	traditionalRegion