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The South Bay is the part of the Bay Area to the south of San Francisco Bay and to the southeast of the in California. The South Bay is the core of , where many famous technology companies are located.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include San Jose and Palo Alto.

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Often called "the capital of ", is the largest city in the Bay Area, 3rd largest in , and the 12th largest city in the , with a population of over 997,000 residents as of 2024.

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is a bustling suburb in south of the city of . It is adjacent to Stanford University and home to hundreds of technology companies, ranging from VMware and Hewlett-Packard to tiny startups operating in garages.

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is a city in at the southern tip of the San Francisco Bay. It is home to Apple Inc. and a handful of other tech companies.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Santa Clara and Mountain View.

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is a city in . The city's population was 127,647 at the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in the Bay Area.

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in is located in the heart of the . is one of the major cities that make up Silicon Valley, and has many notable Silicon Valley companies either headquartered there or with a large presence.

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is a city in the South Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, in . was ranked the 5th safest city in the in its size category for 2004.

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is a town of 30,000 people in , near , in the foothills of the Santa Cruz mountains. Downtown has retained and restored many of its Victorian-era homes and commercial buildings.

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is in the South Bay region of the Bay Area of . It’s between and and is home to a rapidly-growing population.

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is in the southern part of south of in . It is in the South Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Almost halfway between San Jose and , can make a less-expensive central home base for travelers who need to go up to and also want to explore the Pacific Ocean or visit .

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is in , in the South Bay region of the Bay Area in . The city means "The Heights" or "Foothills" in Spanish.

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is a city in , United States. Located in , in the southern Bay Area, it had a population of 31,051 at the 2020 census.

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is a city in , , at the southern tip of , in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of 45,000 in 2020, is primarily an affluent residential community for Silicon Valley, as well as the seat for several high-tech companies.

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is a city in , in the . As of the 2020 census, 's population is 43,959. is home to the , a sprawling open-air retail complex which was involved in a famous Supreme Court case that established the extent of the right to free speech in .

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is a town in , . Considered to be one of the "richest" towns in the United States, is known for its minimum lot size of one acre and large homes.

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The is an astronomical owned and operated by the University of California. It is on the summit of , in the just east of , United States.

South Bay

Latitude of center
37.23° or 37° 13′ 48″ north
Longitude of center
-121.74° or 121° 44′ 24″ west
Wiki­data ID
Q3271856
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“South Bay” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جنوب الخليج”
  • Basque: “South Bay”
  • Bulgarian: “Южен залив”
  • Bulgarian: “Южния залив”
  • Esperanto: “Suda Golfo”
  • German: “South Bay Area”
  • German: “South Bay”
  • Hebrew: “אזור סאות‘ ביי”
  • Hebrew: “סאות’ ביי”
  • Italian: “San Francisco South Bay”
  • Japanese: “サウスベイ”
  • Slovenian: “Južni zaliv”
  • Spanish: “Sur de la Bahia”
  • Spanish: “Sur de la Bahía”
  • Vietnamese: “phía nam vùng vịnh San Francisco”
  • Vietnamese: “phía nam vùng vịnh”

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