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'''Sacramento, California''' is the [[capital city]] of the state of [[California]] in the [[United States of America|US]]. It is also the county seat of Sacramento County. Located in a long valley where the [[Sacramento River]] and [[American River]] join, in 2020 Sacramento had a population of 524,943 and its greater metropolitan area had 2,680,831 people.  Sacramento is the seat of the [[California Legislature]] and the [[Governor of California]].
'''Sacramento, California''' is the [[Capital city|capital]] of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[California (U.S. state)|California]]. Located in a long valley where the Sacramento River and American River join, in 2020 Sacramento had a population of 524,943 and its greater metropolitan area had 2,680,831 people.  Sacramento is the seat of the California legislature and the Governor of California.  It is also the county seat of Sacramento County.  


Sacramento is the fastest-growing major city in California,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Caraccio|first1=David|title=Sacramento is fastest growing big city in California|url=http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article148080179.html|newspaper=The Sacramento Bee|access-date=May 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502214127/http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article148080179.html|archive-date=May 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> owing to its status as a notable political center on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] and as a major educational hub, home of [[California State University, Sacramento]] and [[University of California, Davis|UC Davis]]. Similarly, Sacramento is a major center for the California [[healthcare industry]], as the seat of [[Sutter Health]], the world-renowned [[UC Davis Medical Center]], and the [[UC Davis School of Medicine]]. In 2013, the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau stated that the city receives 15.3 million visitors per year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitsacramento.com/blog/stories/post/why-does-tourism-matter-in-sacramento/ |title=Why does Tourism Matter in Sacramento? |last=Darnell |first=Brandon |date=May 17, 2013 |website=Visit Sacramento |access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref> and is home to [[the California Museum]], [[Crocker Art Museum]], [[California State Railroad Museum]], [[California State Capitol Museum]], [[California Hall of Fame]], and [[Old Sacramento State Historic Park]]. It is also a [[Global City|global city]], designated at the [[Globalization and World Cities Research Network|"Gamma"-level]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The World According to GaWC 2020 |url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/microsites/geography/gawc/world2020t.html |website=Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Research Network |access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref>
Sacramento is the fastest-growing major city in California,<ref name=fastestgrowing /> owing to its status as the seat of state government and as a major educational hub, home of [[California State University]], Sacramento and the [[University of California]] (UC), Davis, School of Medicine and related medical centers. It is a center for healthcare, including Sutter Health and the UC Davis Medical Center, including its multiple facilities such as the its Children’s Hospital and School of Medicine.  
 
The city has many museums, including the California Museum, Crocker Art Museum, California State Railroad Museum, California State Capitol Museum, California Hall of Fame, and Old Sacramento State Historic Park.  


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Sacramento, California is the capital of the U.S. state of California. Located in a long valley where the Sacramento River and American River join, in 2020 Sacramento had a population of 524,943 and its greater metropolitan area had 2,680,831 people. Sacramento is the seat of the California legislature and the Governor of California. It is also the county seat of Sacramento County.

Sacramento is the fastest-growing major city in California,[1] owing to its status as the seat of state government and as a major educational hub, home of California State University, Sacramento and the University of California (UC), Davis, School of Medicine and related medical centers. It is a center for healthcare, including Sutter Health and the UC Davis Medical Center, including its multiple facilities such as the its Children’s Hospital and School of Medicine.

The city has many museums, including the California Museum, Crocker Art Museum, California State Railroad Museum, California State Capitol Museum, California Hall of Fame, and Old Sacramento State Historic Park.

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