San Francisco

In 1776, the Spanish settled the tip of the San Francisco peninsula, establishing a fort at the Golden Gate. San Francisco is located on the west coast of the U.S. at the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth-largest city in California and the fourteenth-largest in the United States, with a 2005 population of 739,426.
San Francisco is famous for its hills: Russian Hill, Potrero Hill, Nob Hill and Telegraph Hill.
San Francisco has a Chinatown and Japantown; both are among the largest and oldest in the United States.
Surrounded on three sides by water, San Francisco's climate is strongly influenced by the cool currents of the Pacific Ocean. The weather is remarkably cool all year round, characterized by foggy summers and rainy winters.
The San Andreas and Hayward Faults are responsible for much earthquake activity.