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Santa Clara, city, Santa Clara county, west-central California, U.S. It lies along the Guadalupe River in the Santa Clara Valley, about 48 miles (77 km) southeast of San Francisco and immediately adjacent to San Jose on the southeast.
We're adjacent to San Jose, the 10th largest city in the U.S., and just two miles from San Jose International Airport.
Counties which border with Santa Clara County are, clockwise, Alameda County, San Joaquin (within a few hundred feet at Mount Boardman), Stanislaus, Merced, San Benito, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo County.
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The northern end of the Santa Clara Valley is at San Francisco, and the southern end is south of Hollister. The valley is bounded by the Santa Cruz Mountains on the southwest, which separate the valley from the Pacific Ocean, and by the Diablo Range on the northeast.
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Santa Clara is bordered by San Jose on all sides, except for Sunnyvale and Cupertino to the west.
Ro Khanna: I am proud to represent the 17th Congressional District of California, which encompasses cities in Santa Clara and Alameda counties that together are known as Silicon Valley.
There are 15 cities in Santa Clara County. This page provides a brief overview of the cities and links to the city website.