The City and County of San Francisco is the 4th most populous city in California and the
14th most populous city in the United States, with a 2006 estimated population of
744,041. One of the most densely populated major cities in the U.S., San Francisco is
part of the much larger San Francisco Bay Area, which is home to approximately 7.2
million people. The city is located on the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, with the
Pacific Ocean to the west, San Francisco Bay to the east, and the Golden Gate to the
north.
