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San Mateo ( SAN mə-TAY-oh; Spanish for ‘Saint Matthew’) is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, on the San Francisco Peninsula. About 20 miles (32 km) south of San Francisco, the city borders Burlingame to the north, Hillsborough to the west, San Francisco Bay and Foster City to the east and Belmont to the south. The population was 105,661 at the 2020 census.

San Mateo has a Mediterranean climate and is known for its rich history at the middle of the San Francisco Bay Area. Some of the biggest economic drivers for the city count up technology, health care and education.

The Ramaytush people lived in the land, prior to its becoming the city of San Mateo. In 1789, the Spanish missionaries had named a Native American village along Laurel Creek as Los Laureles or the Laurels (Mission Dolores, 1789). At the become old of Mexican Independence, 30 indigenous Californians were at San Mateo, most likely from the Salson tribelet.