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Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 44,265 at the 2000 census.

Like neighboring Salinas in Monterey County, Watsonville produces a variety of fruits and vegetables, primarily strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and table mushrooms. Martinelli's, a producer of sparkling apple cider, is headquartered there, as are Driscoll's Strawberries, Well-Pict Berries, GraniteRock Corporation, Granite Construction Company and West Marine.

City facts:
Watsonville is home to O'Boy's organic avocados
Strawberry capital of the world
Home of the Burrito Bash annual competition
Watsonville is only a 17 mile drive to the Garlic Festival in Gilroy.
Home of the Antique Fly Inn at the Municipal Airport.
Has a teen newspaper called Shout Out which talks about everyday issues in the teenage world.

Most of the coastal land adjacent to Watsonville is part of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary, a designation championed by former Assemblyman Leon Panetta. Heading away from the coast, the backdrop features the southern end of the Santa Cruz Mountains, making this town a little "hideout", from Silicon Valley.

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