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Coachella (, )〔http://www.languagehat.com/archives/001249.php which quotes ''California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names'', Gudde and Bright〕 is a city in Riverside County, California; it is the easternmost city in the region collectively known as the Coachella Valley (or the Palm Springs area). It is located east of Palm Springs, east of Riverside, and east of Los Angeles. Known as the "City of Eternal Sunshine", Coachella is largely a rural and agricultural based community in the desert and one of the state's fastest growing cities in the late 20th century. When it first incorporated back in 1946, it had 1,000 residents, but the population was 40,704 at the 2010 census. The eastern half of the Coachella valley is below sea level, and the area's average elevation is 68 feet (35 m) below sea level. The Salton Sea, a saltwater lake located about South of Coachella, lies below sea level. The city also lends its name to the Coachella grapefruit; the town's stretch of State Route 111 is named Grapefruit Boulevard in its honor. Harrison Street or State Route 86 is declared historic U.S. Route 99, the major thoroughfare that connects with Interstate 10 a few miles north of town. ==Geography== Coachella is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. The elevation is below sea level, as the eastern half of the Coachella valley is below sea level. The saltwater lake, Salton Sea, south of Coachella, is below sea level. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Coachella, California」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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