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{{dablink|For other places with the same name, see [[Sacramento]].}}
{{Infobox City
|official_name = Sacramento, California
|nickname = The Big Tomato
|image_flag = SacramentoCA.jpg
|image_seal = SacramentoCAseal.jpg
|image_map = CAMap-doton-Sacramento.png
|map_caption = Location of Sacramento in California
|subdivision_type = [[County]]
|subdivision_name = [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]]
|leader_title = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name = [[Heather Fargo]]
|area_magnitude = 1 E8
|area_total = 99.2 mi² / 257.0
|area_land = 97.2 mi² / 251.6
|area_water = 2.1 mi² / 5.4
|population_as_of = 2000
|population_note = 1,796,857 ([[List of metropolitan areas by population|metropolitan area]])
|population_total = 407,018 (city proper)
|population_density = 1,617
|timezone = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|PST]]
|utc_offset = -8
|timezone_DST = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]]
|utc_offset_DST = -7
|latitude = 38°31'
|longitude = -121°30'
|website = http://www.cityofsacramento.org/
|footnotes =
}}
'''Sacramento''' is the [[capital]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]] and [[county seat]] of [[Sacramento County, California]]. It was founded in [[December]] [[1848]] by [[John Sutter]]. Sacramento grew from [[Sutter's Fort]], which was established by Sutter in [[1839]], and the city is now a quickly growing metropolis. During the [[California gold rush|gold rush]], Sacramento was a major distribution point, a [[Commerce|commercial]] and [[agricultural]] center, and a terminus for [[wagon train]]s, [[stagecoach]]es, [[riverboat]]s, the [[telegraph]], the [[Pony Express]] and the [[First Transcontinental Railroad]]. Today, this modern city enjoys a temperate climate, growing population, and a bustling economy in the heart of the state of California and historic [[California Central Valley|Central Valley]].
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