Escondido is a city in North County
occupying a shallow valley ringed by rocky hills, just north of the city of San
Diego, California and 30 miles from Downtown San Diego. Founded in 1888, it is
one of the oldest cities in San Diego County. The city had a population of
143,911 at the 2010 census. Its municipal government set itself an operating
budget limit of $426,289,048 for the fiscal year 2010-2011. The city is known as
Eskondiid in Diegueño
