Vallejo (/vəˈleɪ(h)oʊ/ və-LAY-(h)oh; Spanish: [baˈʎexo]) is a
waterfront city in Solano County, California, located in the North Bay
subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. Vallejo is geographically the
closest North Bay city to the inner East Bay, so it is sometimes
associated with that region. Its population was 115,942 at the 2010
census. It is the tenth most populous city in the San Francisco Bay
Area, and the largest in Solano County.The city is named after General
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, a Mexican officer of Spanish descent who
later became American. He was a leading proponent of California's
statehood and one of the first members of the California State Senate.
The neighboring city of Benicia is named for his wife, Francisca
Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo.Vallejo sits on the northeastern shore of
San Pablo Bay, 30 mi (48 km) north of San Francisco, the northwestern
shore of the Carquinez Strait and the southern end of the Napa River,
15 mi (24 km) south of Napa. Vallejo, California Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter