Northern California
From Freepedia
Northern California (sometimes NorCal) refers to the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, roughly covering all of those counties except for the ten counties which make up Southern California. It is characterized by its beautiful coastline, mediterranean climate, relatively low population density (apart from the San Francisco Bay Area and metropolitan Sacramento), and redwood forests.
Northern California's largest metropolitan area is San Jose and its Silicon Valley suburbs. Other major cities include San Francisco, Sacramento (the state capital), and Oakland.
Higher education
- California State University, Chico
- California State University, East Bay (formerly California State University, Hayward)
- California State University, Sacramento
- Humboldt State University
- Santa Clara University
- San José State University
- Sonoma State University
- Stanford University
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Davis
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- University of the Pacific
- University of San Francisco
Northern California is also home to a number of seminaries including Fuller Theological Seminary (see also Fuller Northern California), with campuses in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Sacramento.
NorCal Regions
- San Francisco Bay Area
- North Bay (Marin, Sonoma, Solano, and Napa counties)
- East Bay
- South Bay (Santa Clara Valley, "Silicon Valley")
- The Peninsula
- Santa Clara Valley
- Wine Country
- Salinas Valley, including Salinas and King City
- Gold Country
- Shasta Cascade
- Emerald Triangle
- Sacramento Valley
- San Joaquin Valley, with the exception of Kern County. However, the central San Joaquin Valley (consisting of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, and Tulare counties) is often referred to as Central California.
