Petaluma /pɛtəˈluːmə/ is a city in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. In the 2010 Census the population was 57,941.
Located in Petaluma is the Rancho Petaluma Adobe, a National Historic Landmark. It was built beginning in 1836 by General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, then Commandant of the San Francisco Presidio. It was the center of a vast 66,000 acre (270-km²) ranch stretching from Petaluma River to Sonoma Creek. The adobe is conside...
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Date founded:
- 1858
Time zone(s):
Area:
- 36.00083 km² (13.9 mi² )
Population:
- 52,799 (1999)
Also known as:
- Petaluma, California,
- Formerly Known as the Egg Capital of the World,
- Chickaluma,
- Sonoma County / Petaluma city
