Salinas

E30301

city municipality

Salinas is a prominent agricultural city in Northern California, often called the "Salad Bowl of the World" and known as the birthplace of author John Steinbeck.

Aliases (2)

Salinas, California ×4
Salinas, California, United States ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
areaCode	831 →
birthplaceOf	John Steinbeck →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
country	United States →
distanceFrom	about 60 miles south of San Jose → about 8 miles from the Pacific Ocean →
economySector	agriculture → food processing → logistics →
foundedAs	Spanish land grant settlement →
governmentType	council–manager →
hasAirport	Salinas Municipal Airport →
hasEducationalInstitution	Hartnell College →
hasEvent	Salinas Valley Food & Wine Festival →
hasFestival	California Rodeo Salinas →
hasHighSchool	Alisal High School → Everett Alvarez High School → North Salinas High School → Salinas High School →
hasHighway	U.S. Route 101 →
hasMayor	city mayor (elected) →
hasMuseum	National Steinbeck Center →
isCountySeatOf	Monterey County →
knownFor	agriculture → lettuce production → strawberry production → vegetable production → wine grapes →
languageMajority	English →
largeLanguageCommunity	Spanish →
locatedIn	California → Monterey County → Northern California →
locatedInValley	Salinas Valley →
namedPerson	John Steinbeck →
nearBodyOfWater	Salinas River →
nickname	Salad Bowl of the World →
partOfRegion	Central Coast of California →
postalCode	93901 → 93905 → 93906 → 93907 → 93908 →
regionType	major agricultural hub →
sportsTeam	Salinas Spurs (historical minor league baseball) →
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
timeZoneDST	Pacific Daylight Time →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central California → Monterey County, California ("Salinas, California") →	contains
Central Coast of California → Northern California →	hasMajorCity
Monterey County, California ("Salinas, California") →	hasCountySeat
Monterey County, California ("Salinas, California") →	hasLargestCity
Coast Starlight →	passesThroughCity
John Steinbeck ("Salinas, California, United States") →	placeOfBirth
John Steinbeck ("Salinas, California, United States") →	residence
Diocese of El Camino Real ("Salinas, California") →	seeCity