El Cajon
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El Cajon is a city located in San Diego County, California. It is part of the greater San Diego metropolitan area in the United States.
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El Cajon (/ɛl kəˈhoʊn/ el kə-HOHN, Spanish pronunciation: [el kaˈxon] ; Spanish: El Cajón, lit. 'the box') is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, 17 mi (27 km) east of downtown San Diego. The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was named for the box-like shape of the valley that surrounds the city, and the origin of the city's common nickname "the Box".
As of the 2020 census, El Cajon had a population of 106,215.
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