Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County,
California, United States. A major West Coast port city, Oakland is
the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area,
the third largest city overall in the San Francisco Bay Area, the
eighth most populated city in California, and the 45th most populated
city in the United States. With a population of 433,031 as of
2019[update], it serves as a trade center for the San Francisco Bay
Area; its Port of Oakland is the busiest port in the San Francisco
Bay, the entirety of Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the
United States of America. An act to incorporate the city was passed on
May 4, 1852, and incorporation was later approved on March 25, 1854,
which officially made Oakland a city. Oakland is a charter
city.Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda
County, California, United States. A major West Coast port city,
Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San
Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the San
Francisco Bay Area, the eighth most populated city in California, and
the 45th most populated city in the United States. With a population
of 433,031 as of 2019[update], it serves as a trade center for the San
Francisco Bay Area; its Port of Oakland is the busiest port in the San
Francisco Bay, the entirety of Northern California, and the fifth
busiest in the United States of America. An act to incorporate the
city was passed on May 4, 1852, and incorporation was later approved
on March 25, 1854, which officially made Oakland a city. Oakland is a
charter city.Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of
California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal
scrub. Its land served as a rich resource when its hillside oak and
redwood timber were logged to build San Francisco. Oakland's fertile
flatland soils helped it become a prolific agricultural region. In the
late 1860s, Oakland was selected as the western terminal of the
Transcontinental Railroad. Following the 1906 San Francisco
earthquake, many San Francisco citizens moved to Oakland, enlarging
the city's population, increasing its housing stock, and improving its
infrastructure. It continued to grow in the 20th century with its busy
port, shipyards, and a thriving automobile manufacturing industry.The
earliest known inhabitants were the Huchiun natives, who lived there
for thousands of years. The Huchiun belonged to a linguistic grouping
later called the Ohlone (a Miwok word meaning "western people"). In
Oakland, they were concentrated around Lake Merritt and Temescal
Creek, a stream that enters the San Francisco Bay at Emeryville. Oakland, California Top Movies & Young Movies