Montecito

Montecito is an upscale community in that is home to high end resorts and the rich and famous including Oprah Winfrey and Rob Lowe.
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  • Type: Town with 8,970 residents
  • Description: unincorporated census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Montecito (California)”, “Montecito, CA”, “Montecito, California”, “Monticito”, “مونتسیتو، کالیفرنیا”, “मोन्तेसितो (क्यालिफोर्निया)”, “モンテチト”, and “蒙特斯托”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Casa del Herrero and Westmont College.

Museum
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is a historic house museum and botanical garden located in Montecito near . It was designed by George Washington Smith, and is considered one of the finest examples of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in the United States.

University
is a private Christian liberal arts college in Montecito, California, United States. It was founded in 1937.

Zoo
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The is located on 30 acres near the ocean in . It was built on the site of what was known as the Child Estate. is situated 2 miles southwest of Montecito.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Barbara and Summerland.

Photo: Raduranga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city and metropolitan area less than 100 miles from but vastly different in pace from its huge neighbor to the south. With a temperate climate and lush natural environs, the "Riviera of the West" is a pleasant day or weekend trip from L.A.

Village
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is a census designated place in . The population was 1,222 at the 2020 census, down from 1,448 at the 2010 census. The town includes a school and a Presbyterian Church. There are many small businesses. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Montecito.

Village
is a census-designated place in , United States. The population was 1,835 at the 2020 census, up from 1,508 at the 2010 census. is situated 4 miles east of Montecito.

Montecito

Latitude
34.4367° or 34° 26′ 12″ north
Longitude
-119.6321° or 119° 37′ 56″ west
Population
8,970
Elevation
180 feet (55 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US ZMO
Open location code
8562C9P9+M5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150934228
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5374340
Wiki­data ID
Q1008912
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Montecito” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مونتيسيتو”
  • Armenian: “Մոնտեսիտո”
  • Asturian: “Montecito”
  • Basque: “Montecito”
  • Bulgarian: “Монтесито”
  • Catalan: “Montecito”
  • Cebuano: “Montecito”
  • Chechen: “Монтесито”
  • Chinese: “蒙特西托”
  • Croatian: “Montecito”
  • Danish: “Montecito”
  • Dutch: “Montecito”
  • French: “Montecito”
  • Galician: “Montecito”
  • German: “Montecito”
  • Gilaki: “مؤنته‌سيتؤ”
  • Greek: “Μοντεσίτο”
  • Hebrew: “מונטסיטו”
  • Irish: “Montecito”
  • Italian: “Montecito”
  • Japanese: “モンテシート”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Montecito”
  • Korean: “몬테시토”
  • Ladin: “Montecito”
  • Luxembourgish: “Montecito”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Montecito”
  • Newari: “मोन्तेसितो, क्यालिफोर्निया”
  • Newari: “मोन्तेसितो”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Montecito”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Montecito”
  • Norwegian: “Montecito”
  • Persian: “مونتسیتو”
  • Polish: “Montecito”
  • Portuguese: “Montecito”
  • Russian: “Монтесито”
  • Serbian: “Монтекито”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Montecito, California”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Montecito”
  • Silesian: “Montecito”
  • Slovenian: “Montecito”
  • South Azerbaijani: “مونتسیتو، کالیفورنیا”
  • Spanish: “Montecito”
  • Swedish: “Montecito”
  • Tatar: “Монтесито”
  • Turkish: “Montecito, Kaliforniya”
  • Turkish: “Montecito”
  • Ukrainian: “Монтесіто”
  • Urdu: “مونٹیسیٹو، کیلیفورنیا”
  • Volapük: “Montecito”

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