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San Mateo

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Also known as City of San Mateo, San Mateo, California, San Mateo City, San Mateo, CA

city in San Mateo County, California, United States

AI overview

San Mateo is a city located in San Mateo County on the California coast between San Francisco and San Jose. It serves as the county seat of San Mateo County and is an important part of the San Francisco Bay Area's urban landscape.

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Encyclopedic overview

San Mateo is the most populous city in San Mateo County, California, United States, on the San Francisco Peninsula. It is part of the San Francisco Bay Area metropolitan region, and is located about 20 miles (32 km) south of San Francisco. San Mateo borders Burlingame to the north, Hillsborough to the west, San Francisco Bay and Foster City to the east and Belmont to the south. The population was 105,661 at the 2020 census. Some of the biggest economic drivers for the city include technology, health care and education.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “San Mateo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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