Coronado (California)
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 View of Coronado from the Cabrillo National Monument |
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| Location in San Diego County | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | December 11, 1890 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | San Diego County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 41 ′ N , 117 ° 10 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 24,100 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 1,205 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 84.6 km 2 (approx. 33 mi 2 ) of which 20.0 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 6 m |
| Postcodes : | 92118, 92178 |
| Area code : | +1 619 |
| FIPS : | 06-16378 |
| GNIS ID : | 1660513 |
| Website : | www.coronado.ca.us |
| Mayor : | Tom Smisek |
Coronado is a city in San Diego County in the US state of California . It has 24,100 inhabitants (as of 2000). The urban area has a size of 84.6 km². It is bounded to the west by the Pacific Ocean and to the east by San Diego Bay .
Coronado is located on a peninsula on the 1969 opened Coronado Bridge with the California State Route 75 can be reached.
Attractions
The Hotel del Coronado ⊙ , built in 1888, is remarkable . It was not only a variety of celebrities as accommodation, but also as a film set for the shot in 1958 film Some Like It Hot ( English Some like it hot ) with Marilyn Monroe , Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in the lead roles.
military
The central part of the island is home to the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado , which is home to one of the two headquarters of the United States Navy SEALs , which is why it is not open to the public. From a bird's eye view, the quarter has the shape of a swastika .
At the northern end of the peninsula is Naval Air Station North Island , which is the home port of the two aircraft carriers USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan .
Personalities
- Brian Bilbray (born 1951), politician ( Republican Party )
- Dana Tyron Rohrabacher (* 1947), politician (Republican Party)
- Tina Weymouth (* 1950), musician ( Talking Heads )
Picture gallery
Aerial view with Coronado in the left half of the picture
Beach
Web links
- Official site of the City (English)