El Centro, California
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El Centro is a city and county seat of Imperial County, California, United States. El Centro is the largest city in the Imperial Valley, the east anchor of the Southern California Border Region, and the core urban area and principal city of the El Centro metropolitan area which encompasses all of Imperial County. El Centro is also the largest U.S. city to lie entirely below sea level. The city, located in southeastern California, is 113 miles (182 km) from San Diego and less than 20 miles (32 km) from the Mexican city of Mexicali.
Image: U.S. Post Office Building, El Centro, California
Image: Imperial County Superior Courthouse El Centro Night
Juan Bautista de Anza's famous expedition into Alta California passed through the area in 1775.
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Imperial County, California
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Imperial County is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 179,702, making it the least populous county in Southern California. The county seat and largest city is El Centro. Imperial is the most recent California county to be established, as it was created in 1907 out of portions of San Diego County.
Image: Imperial valley fields
Image: Salton Sea Reflection
Image: Imperial County Superior Courthouse El Centro Night
Juan Bautista de Anza's noted expedition passed through the area in 1775.