Nearby cities: Belmont, Brisbane, Daly City, Oakland, South San Francisco
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San Francisco is located on the northwest coast of California, sitting on the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula. Boasting a population of 811,416, San Francisco is California's fourth most populous city and the 12-largest city in the United States. San Francisco encompasses a land area of only 46.7 square miles, which makes it the second-most densly populated large city in the United States. San Francisco is a consolidated city-county, which happens when a city and county have been merged into one unified jurisdiction.