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Castro District, San Francisco

Castro District
Castro Street, with the Castro Theatre on the left
Castro Street, with the Castro Theatre on the left
Nickname: 
The Castro
Castro District is located in San Francisco
Castro District
Castro District
Location within Central San Francisco
Coordinates: 37°45′39″N 122°26′06″W / 37.76083°N 122.43500°W / 37.76083; -122.43500
Country United States
State California
City-countySan Francisco
Named forJosé Castro
Government
 • SupervisorRafael Mandelman
 • AssemblymemberMatt Haney (D)[1]
 • State SenatorScott Wiener (D)[1]
 • U. S. Rep.Nancy Pelosi (D)[2]
Area
 • Total
1.36 km2 (0.526 sq mi)
 • Land1.36 km2 (0.526 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
12,064
 • Density8,900/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
94110, 94114
Area codes415/628

The Castro District, commonly referred to as the Castro, is a neighborhood in Eureka Valley in San Francisco. The Castro was one of the first gay neighborhoods in the United States.[3][4] Having transformed from a working-class neighborhood through the 1960s and 1970s, the Castro remains one of the most prominent symbols of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) activism and events in the world.

  1. ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "California's 11th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
  3. ^ "What's the Castro Like?". SFGate. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  4. ^ "SF Travel – Castro / Noe Valley". Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

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