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Sonoma

city in Sonoma County, California, United States

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Sonoma is a city located in Sonoma County in California. It is known as a major wine-producing region that attracts visitors and contributes significantly to the state's economy.

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Country: United States
State: California
County: Sonoma
Incorporated: September 3, 1883
Type: Council–manager
Mayor: Patricia Farrar-Rivas
City manager: David Guhin
City: 2.75 sq mi (7.11 km )
Land: 2.75 sq mi (7.11 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km ) 0%
Elevation: 85 ft (26 m)
Density: 3,914/sq mi (1,511.1/km )
Urban: 31,479

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Sonoma (/səˈnoʊmə/) is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Sonoma is one of the principal cities of California's Wine Country and the center of the Sonoma Valley AVA. Sonoma's population was 10,739 as of the 2020 census, while the Sonoma urban area had a population of 31,479. Sonoma is a popular tourist destination, owing to its Californian wineries, noted events like the Sonoma International Film Festival, and its historic center.

Sonoma's origins date to 1823, when Padre José Altimira and Giovanni Toscano established Mission San Francisco Solano, under the direction of Governor Luis Antonio Argüello. Following the Mexican secularization of the missions, Californio statesman Mariano G. Vallejo founded Sonoma on the former mission's lands in 1835. Sonoma served as the base of General Vallejo's operations until the Bear Flag Revolt in 1846, when American filibusters overthrew the local Mexican government and declared the California Republic, ushering in the American Conquest of California.