Sonoma, California
Sonoma, California | |
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Top: Sonoma City Hall (left) and shops around Sonoma Plaza (right); middle: shops on Spain St.; bottom: Mission San Francisco Solano (left) and Buena Vista Winery (right) | |
| Coordinates: 38°17′20″N 122°27′32″W / 38.28889°N 122.45889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Sonoma |
| laid out | 1835 |
| Incorporated | September 3, 1883 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Patricia Farrar-Rivas |
| • City Manager | David Guhin |
| Area | |
| 2.74 sq mi (7.11 km2) | |
| • Land | 2.74 sq mi (7.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 10,739 | |
| • Density | 3,913.6/sq mi (1,511.1/km2) |
| • Urban | 31,479 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95476 |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-72646 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277617, 2411929 |
| Website | www |
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Sonoma (/səˈnoʊmə/) is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Sonoma is one of the principal cities of California's Wine Country and the center of the Sonoma Valley AVA. Sonoma's population was 10,739 as of the 2020 census, while the Sonoma urban area had a population of 31,479. Sonoma is a popular tourist destination, owing to its Californian wineries, noted events like the Sonoma International Film Festival, and its historic center.
In 1823, Spaniard José Altimira established Mission San Francisco Solano, under the direction of Governor Luis Antonio Argüello. Following the Mexican secularization of the missions, Californio statesman Mariano G. Vallejo founded Sonoma on the former mission's lands in 1835. Sonoma served as the base of General Vallejo's operations until the Bear Flag Revolt in 1846, when American filibusters overthrew the local Mexican government and declared the California Republic, ushering in the American Conquest of California.