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California is split into 58 counties and has 482 municipalities. One county, San Francisco, is a city-county, which means it is both a municipality and county. In California law, there is no difference between a city and town. This means municipalities can use either name.
California is divided into 58 counties and contains 482 municipalities. One, San Francisco, is a consolidated city-county. California law makes no distinction between "city" and "town", and municipalities may use either term in their official names.
California is home to San Bernardino County, the largest county in the contiguous United States, as well as Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States.
There are 58 counties in California. The city and county of San Francisco have consolidated functions and is classified as a municipal government that operates primarily as a city. All other counties are each governed by a board of supervisors. There are 397 county subdivisions in California.
There are 58 counties in California, 27 of which were the original counties formed when California became a state in 1850. In this post, we’ll look at a California Counties Map and will learn about what makes some of these counties unique.
A map of California Counties with County seats and a satellite image of California with County outlines.
The state of California has 58 counties. Counties are responsible for all elections, property-tax collection, maintenance of public records such as deeds , and local-level courts within their borders, as well as providing law enforcement (through the county sheriff and sheriff's deputies) to areas that are not in cities .
