Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and
the seat of government of Sacramento County. It is at the confluence of the
Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's
expansive Central Valley. With an estimated 2011 population of 477,892, it is
the sixth-largest city in California and the 35th largest city in the United
States. Sacramento is the core cultural and economic center of the Sacramento
metropolitan area which includes seven counties with an estimated 2009
population of 2,527,123. Its metropolitan area is the fourth largest in
California after
