Bermuda Dunes
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Location in California
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State : | United States |
State : | California |
County : | Riverside County |
Coordinates : | 33 ° 45 ′ N , 116 ° 17 ′ W |
Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
Residents : | 7,282 (as of 2010) |
Population density : | 954.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 7.630 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.630 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) is land |
Height : | 29 m |
Postal code : | 92201 |
Area code : | +1 760 |
FIPS : | 06-06028 |
GNIS ID : | 1866998 |
Bermuda Dunes is a census-designated place in Riverside County in the US state of California with 7,282 inhabitants (as of the 2010 census ). The place is near Indio and 37 km east of Palm Springs .
Bermuda Dunes was formerly called Myoma . The settlement was developed in 1962 by Ernie Dunlevie and Ray Ryan. Clark Gable owned a house in Bermuda Dunes along with other celebrities .
The Bermuda Dunes Airport belongs to the community .
geography
Bermuda Dunes is located in central Riverside County in the US state of California . The village is bordered by Palm Desert to the west, La Quinta to the south and Indio to the east and north . Interstate 10 runs along the northern city limits .
The place has 7,282 inhabitants (as of 2010) and covers an area of 7,630 km², which is made up entirely of land; the population density is thus 954.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The center of the village is at a height of 29 m.
The name is derived from the "Bermuda Dunes Country Club ", which opened in 1962 and used to be the venue for the Bob Hope Desert Classic golf tournament. There are ten other golf clubs within a five-mile radius today, including Sun City Palm Desert . Palm Springs Airport, Bermuda Dunes Airport, is part of Bermuda Dunes .
The Bermuda Dunes is 716 km from California's capital Sacramento and 190 km from Los Angeles . The distance to the US capital Washington, DC is 3730 km.
climate
Located in the Coachella Valley , Bermuda Dunes is surrounded by the San Jacinto Mountains to the west, the Santa Rosa Mountains to the south, and the Little San Bernardino Mountains to the east. This location results in a hot, dry climate with 354 days of sunshine and only 87.4 mm of rain per year.
politics
Bermuda Dunes is part of the 28th District in the California Senate , currently represented by Democrat Ted Lieu , and the 56th District of the California State Assembly , represented by Democrat V. Manuel Perez . Bermuda Dunes is also a member of California's 36th Congressional District , which has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R + 1 and is represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz .
Web links
- Further information at City-Data.com (English)
- Bermuda Dunes Airport (English)