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Los Banos ( ) is a city in Merced County, central California. It is located in the San Joaquin Valley, near the junction of State Route 152 and Interstate 5. The population was 35,972 at the 2010 census, up from 25,869 at the 2000 census. The city is served by Los Banos Municipal Airport for air transport access. == Etymology == The name ''Los Banos'' is from Spanish ''los baños'' "the baths". It is named after a spring that feeds natural wetlands in the western San Joaquín Valley.〔http://www.losbanos.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=125〕 Its official spelling, reflected in freeway and commercial signs, omits the tilde of the ''ñ''. == Geography == Los Banos is located on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley, southwest of Merced, at approximately elevation.〔 Its coordinates are .〔 The city is at the intersection of California State Route 152 and California State Route 165. To the west is Interstate 5, which runs north-to-south between the Bay Area and Los Angeles, the San Luis Reservoir, and the Diablo Range. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (1.22%) is water. Los Banos sits on the southwestern edge of extensive national and state game refuges; wetlands that support waterfowl and other wildlife habitat along a stretch of the San Joaquin river that still carries water and the Grasslands Ecological Area, home to rare California Grasslands habitat. The San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex includes San Luis National Wildlife Refuge which includes the Kesterson Unit, East Bear Creek, West Bear Creek and the Blue Goose Unit. Nearby are the Merced National Wildlife Refuge and the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge. Fishers, hunters, birdwatchers and other recreational users flock to Los Banos year round. 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「Los Banos, California」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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