North Wawona, California

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North Wawona
Unincorporated community
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North Wawona
Location in California
Coordinates: 37°32′52″N119°38′41″W / 37.54778°N 119.64472°W / 37.54778; -119.64472 Coordinates: 37°32′52″N119°38′41″W / 37.54778°N 119.64472°W / 37.54778; -119.64472
Country United States
State California
County Mariposa County
Elevation [1] 4,121 ft (1,256 m)

North Wawona is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California. [1] It is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Wawona and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of South Wawona, [2] at an elevation of 4121 feet (1256 m). [1]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

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Mariposa County, California County in California

Mariposa County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 18,251. The county seat is Mariposa. It is located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, north of Fresno, east of Merced, and southeast of Stockton.

California State of the United States of America

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second- and fifth-most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second-most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Wawona, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 810. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.