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Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately 230 miles southeast of San Francisco and 190 miles north of Los Angeles. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a population of 107,555 people and a metropolitan area of 410,874. Settled in 1852, it is the oldest permanent inland settlement between Stockton, CA and Los Angeles.

As the county seat and largest city of Tulare County, Visalia serves as the economic center to the region recently referred to as Sequoia Valley, known as the most productive single agricultural area in the United States. Sometimes referred to as the "Gateway to the Sequoias," it lies in the shadow of the tallest mountain range in the contiguous United States, the Sierra Nevada (US) (see Mount Whitney, which is located in Tulare County), and is the closest major city to Sequoia National Park, home to the largest living beings on Earth, the Giant Sequoia trees.

The Central California Chinese Cultural Center is located in Visalia. It documents the history of 19th century Chinese immigrants. The center includes a Confucian temple and an exposition room housing cultural artifacts, paintings and rare architectural finds.

The Mooney Grove Museum is the largest and most complete museum in the county and has many historical items. Among the items are historic bowls, weapons, and tools from the local historical group of Native Americans, the Yokuts. The museum is located at Mooney Grove Park.

Visalia has one public college level institution, College of the Sequoias, a community college.

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