Visalia is a Central California

California

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 city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley

San Joaquin Valley

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, approximately 230 miles (370.1 km) southeast of San Francisco and 190 miles (305.8 km) north of Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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. The population was 124,442 at the 2010 census.

Visalia is the 44th largest city

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 in the state

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 of California

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 and the 201 largest in the United States

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Often referred to as the Gateway to the Sequoias, Visalia has an estimated population of 125,921 and spans over 28.6 square miles (74.1 km²) in Central California

Central California

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