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Fun Facts and Statistics San Francisco is a City unique in many ways. This page provides some fascinating facts and statistics about San Francisco. Population 801,377 (source) Namesake St. Francis of Assisi City Colors Black and gold City Flower The dahlia City Flag and Motto Oro en Paz, Fierro en Guerra City and County Seal The Seal of the City and County of San Franciscowas adopted by the Board of Supervisors on March 1, 1859. City Tree The official city treeis a 100-foot Monterey Cypress in front of McLaren Lodge at Kennedy Drive. City Songs "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," written by Douglass Cross and George Cory and "San Francisco," written by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurman, lyrics by Gus Kahn. For more information, visit the Museum of the City of San Francisco. City Musical Instrument Piano Accordion City Bird The California quail Famous Bridges Golden Gate Bridgeand the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Land Area 46.7 square miles Average Yearly Rainfall 22.28 inches year Famous Earthquakes The Great Earthquakeon April 18, 1906, magnitude 8.25 and the Loma Prieta Earthquake, October 17th, 1989, magnitude 6.9. Tallest Buildings Transamerica Pyramidand the Bank of America Building Parks Golden Gate Park, 1,013 acres, is the largest park. It was established on April 4, 1870, from sand dunes. Other parks include the Fort Point National Historic Sitein the Presidio, the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, and Alcatraz Island. For more information, see the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Famous Movies Made in San Francisco The Maltese Falcon, Vertigo, The Birds, The Graduate, and hundreds of others. For more information, visit the San Francisco Film Commission. State Historical Landmarks San Francisco has over 40 historical landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Union Square, and Telegraph Hill. San Francisco's Sister Cities San Francisco maintains Sister City relationships with the following cities: Abijan, The Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Assisi, Italy Cork, Ireland Haifa, Israel Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Manila, Philippines Osaka, Japan Paris, France Seoul, Korea Shanghai, China Sydney, Australia Taipei, Taiwan Thessaloniki, Greece Zürich, Switzerland
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