Coachella
Sign in to savecity in Riverside County, California, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- Riverside
- Native american reservation partial
- Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians & Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
- Incorporated
- December 13, 1946
- Type
- Council-Manager
- Mayor
- Vacant
- Mayor pro tem
- Frank Figueroa
- City council
- Denise Delgado , Yadira Perez , Stephanie Virgen
- City manager
- Gabriel Martin
- Total
- 30.08 sq mi (77.90 km )
- Land
- 30.08 sq mi (77.90 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km ) 0%
- Elevation
- −69 ft (−21 m)
- Density
- 1,394.4/sq mi (538.39/km )
- Official
- English, Spanish
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( PST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 (PDT)
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Coachella (/ˌkoʊəˈtʃɛlə/ KOH-ə-CHEL-ə, commonly /koʊˈtʃɛlə/ koh-CHEL-ə) is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. It is the namesake and easternmost city of the Coachella Valley, in Southern California's Colorado Desert. Originally a railroad town, Coachella is a prominent hub for agriculture and shipping across Southern California and the Western United States.
Coachella had a population of 41,941 in the 2020 Census. The city is officially bilingual in English and Spanish, with 90% of people speaking Spanish.