San Jose is an economic, cultural, and political center of Silicon Valley and the largest city in Northern California. With an estimated population of 1,015,785, it is the third most populous city in California (after Los Angeles and San Diego) and the tenth most populous in the United States.

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San Jose is home to several colleges and universities, the largest being San Jose State University.  San Jose has many parks including Kelley Park, a 156-acre city park that encompasses diverse facilities such as Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, the Japanese Friendship Garden, History Park at Kelley Park (also known as History San Jose), the Portuguese Historical Museum, and the Viet Museum.