Camarillo

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Camarillo
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Location in California
Camarillo (California)
Camarillo
Camarillo
Basic data
Foundation : 1898
State : United States
State : California
County : Ventura County
Coordinates : 34 ° 14 ′  N , 119 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 34 ° 14 ′  N , 119 ° 2 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents : 64,034 (as of: 2006)
Population density : 1,306.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 49.1 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) of
which 49.0 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 54 m
Postcodes : 93010-93012
Area code : +1 805
FIPS : 06-10046
GNIS ID : 1652682
Website : www.ci.camarillo.ca.us
Mayor : Kevin Kildee

Camarillo is a city in Ventura County in the US state of California with 64,034 inhabitants (as of January 2006).

The city owes its name to the large landowner Adolfo Camarillo, who successfully defended his property against Anglo-American newcomers around 1850. Camarillo can be reached within 40 minutes by car via US Route 101 from Los Angeles to the north - exit “Carmen” - or within 60 minutes from Santa Barbara via US Route 101 to the south - exit “Las Posas”.

Camarillo in Southern California is known primarily to wealthy people for the “Spanish Hills” golf club, a golf course in the middle of the luxury residential area of ​​the same name. The “ Outlet City” is also located in Camarillo .

The Saint John's Seminary of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has been located in Camarillo since 1939 .

sons and daughters of the town