Oakland, located in the U.S. state of California, is a major West
Coast port city and the busiest port for San Francisco Bay and all of Northern
California. It is the third largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, the eighth-largest
city in the state, and the 47th-largest city in the U.S. with a population at
the 2010 U.S. Census of 390,724. Incorporated in 1852, Oakland is the county
seat of Alameda County. It serves as a major transportation hub and trade
center for the entire region and is also the principal city of the Bay Area Region
known as the East Bay. The city is situated directly across the bay,
