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Modesto, California
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<p>Modesto is the <a href="/facts/County_seat/ItAWPoWw">county seat</a> and largest city of <a href="/facts/Stanislaus_County%2c_California/UhBvxIBs">Stanislaus County, California</a>, United States. With a population of 218,069 according to 2022 <a href="/facts/United_States_Census_Bureau/heKtzoXX">U.S. Census Bureau</a> estimates, it is the <a href="/facts/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_California/f7STjn0S">19th-most populous city in California</a>. </p><p>Modesto is located in the <a href="/facts/Central_Valley_(California)/3LMrYI95">Central Valley</a> <a href="/facts/List_of_regions_of_California/PbgUBCVb">region</a>, 68 miles (109 km) south of <a href="/facts/Sacramento%2c_California/L2BulyUg">Sacramento</a> and 90 miles (140 km) north of <a href="/facts/Fresno%2c_California/BG9ekUd4">Fresno</a>. Distances from other places include: 40 miles (64 km) north of <a href="/facts/Merced%2c_California/Vy9xfgLd">Merced, California</a>, 92 miles (148 km) east of <a href="/facts/San_Francisco/cb9l7hbC">San Francisco</a>, 66 miles (106 km) west of <a href="/facts/Yosemite_National_Park/KBujLcNB">Yosemite National Park</a>, and 24 miles (39 km) south of <a href="/facts/Stockton%2c_California/tUa4As3A">Stockton</a>. </p><p>The city, in the <a href="/facts/San_Joaquin_Valley/m9MslbVT">San Joaquin Valley</a>, is surrounded by rich farmland. Stanislaus County ranks sixth among California counties in farm production. It is home to <a href="/facts/E_%2526_J_Gallo_Winery/0X0XUAFh">Gallo Family Winery</a>, the largest <a href="/facts/Family_business/xEP2xjVW">family-owned</a> winery in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>. Led by milk, almonds, chickens, walnuts, and corn silage, the county grossed nearly $3.1 billion in agricultural production in 2011. The <a href="/facts/Farm-to-table/UTXcXT8v">farm-to-table</a> movement plays a central role in Modesto living in the Central Valley. </p><p>Modesto has been often honored as a <a href="/facts/Tree_City_USA/qUNJdrka">Tree City USA</a>. </p>