Huntington Beach is a city in Orange County in Southern California ( USA ). The population of the city in 2006 was 194,436 people. The city is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the west, bordered by the city of Costa Mesa in the south and the city of Westminster in the northeast. The length of the beach strip of the city is 14 km.
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| Huntington Beach | |||||
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| Huntington beach | |||||
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| A country |  USA | ||||
| State | California | ||||
| County | Orange | ||||
| The mayor | Debbie Cook | ||||
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| Square | 31.6 km² | ||||
| Center height | 12 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC −8 , summer UTC − 7 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 194,436 people ( 2006 ) | ||||
| Density | 7,184.4 people / km² | ||||
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| Telephone code | +1 714 | ||||
| Postal codes | 92605, 92615, 92646-92649 | ||||
| GNIS | and | ||||
| surfcity-hb.org | |||||
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Climate
The climate is generally sunny, dry and cool, although it can be rather damp in the evenings. In the morning and evening, a strong breeze is often observed (25 km / h). The average water temperature in the Ocean is from 12.8 ° C to 18.3 ° C. In summer, the temperature rarely exceeds 29.4 ° C. In winter, the temperature rarely drops below 4.4 ° C, even on a clear night [1] . About 250 mm of precipitation falls, almost all in the middle of winter. Frosts are observed only in rare cold winter nights.
Each year, the meeting of the cold air masses of the Pacific Ocean with warm air lingering above the ground leads to cloudy and foggy days in May and June, the so-called “June gloom”.
Geography
According to the US Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 81.7 km². 68.3 km² is land and 13.4 km² (16.38%) is water.
History
Originally, the Tongwa tribes lived here. European history began with the Spanish soldier Manuel Nieto, who in 1784 received a grant from Spain in the amount of 300,000 acres of land (1,200 km²) - the Los Nietos ranch, as a reward for military service and the promotion of resettlement in California. Nieto's western possessions were reduced in 1790, but he still had thousands of acres of land in his hands, stretching from the hills north of Whittier, Fullerton and Brie south to the Pacific Ocean in the south and from today's Los Angeles River in the west to the Santa Ana River in the east.
Huntington Beach's main thoroughfare, Beach Boulevard, was originally a cattle trail whose breeding was the main ranch industry. Since Huntington Beach became part of a huge Spanish land grant, a lot has changed.
The city’s first high school, Huntington Beach High School, was built in 1906. The school team “Oilmen” was named after the region’s main natural resource.
In 1909, Ed Manning became the first mayor of Huntington Beach. Huntington Beach, owned by railroad tycoon Henry Huntington, became the central enterprise. The city was named in his honor. Huntington Beach is still the main landowner and owns most of the mineral wealth.
Economics
Huntington Beach is an area of large oil deposits. Although oil deposits are largely depleted, production continues at a slow pace and still provides a significant portion of local revenue. Only two production facilities remained, and not far off is the day when oil production will be stopped, and tourism will become the primary source of revenue.
Huntington Beach has an oil terminal for tankers serving the Alaskan oil pipeline. The oil pipeline is directed inland towards the Santa Fe Springs refinery. Huntington Beach also houses the Gotthard Talbert terminal, which is part of the pipeline through the Chevron El Segundo refinery.
Several hotels were built on the mainland side of the Pacific Coast Highway, southeast of the pier, in the beach visibility area.
Huntington Beach is home to Boeing’s main operations, formerly McDonnell Douglas . Many of the facilities on Boeing’s territory were originally built to support the Apollo program, and above all the production of the S-IVB upper stage for the Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets, and some nearby telephone poles still bear the mark “Mission Control Line "Apollo"".
In Huntington Beach, there are administrative divisions of the international Sea Launch consortium (“ Sea Launch ”) for the commercial launch of spacecraft.
Huntington Beach also includes a small industrial area in the northwestern part, close to the border with Westminster and Seal Beach.
Tourism
The city hosts the oldest Independence Day parade in the western United States [2] , which is broadcast on the local state television channel.
In the city center there is an art center, a colorful shopping district and the International Museum of Surfing. The area was also home to the famous The Golden Bear restaurant and music club, where many famous bands performed in the late 60s and 70s.
Popular tourist attractions include:
- Beaches and surfing. Major surfing competitions take place here every year.
- Annual sports competitions in volleyball, bicycle trial, paintball and long-distance running.
- Huntington Beach Pier, which stretches from Main Street to the Pacific Ocean. At the end of the pier is the Ruby's Diner Cafe.
- The central part of the city, including many local surf shops, cafes, restaurants and bars.
- Popular among locals, the TK hamburger cafe is located on the Pacific Coast Highway and First Street.
Notes
- ↑ Climate reports Huntington Beach . www.weather.com . Date of treatment March 13, 2008. Archived March 15, 2012.
- ↑ Huntington Beach City Website . Date of treatment May 20, 2009. Archived March 15, 2012.