Sacramento, California
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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 and the county seat of Sacramento County.
Sacramento is the fastest-growing major city in California,[1] owing to its status as a political center and as a major educational hub, home of California State University, Sacramento and University of California (UC), Davis. It is a center for healthcare, including Sutter Health, the UC Davis Medical Center, and the UC Davis 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.