Fresno ((Spanish for "ash tree") is a city in California, United States, and the county seat of Fresno County.

It covers about in the center of the San Joaquin Valley, the southern portion of the California's Central Valley.

With a census-estimated 2016 population of 520,000, Fresno is the fifth-most populous city in California, the most populous city in the Central Valley, the most populous inland city in California, and the 34th-most populous city in the nation.

California's Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the geographical center of the U.S. state of California.

It is wide and stretches approximately from north-northwest to south-southeast, inland from and parallel to the Pacific Ocean coast.

It covers approximately, about 11% of California's total land area (or about the size of Denmark).

Bounded by the Sierra Nevada to the east and the Coast Ranges to the west, it is California's single most productive agricultural region and one of the most productive in the world, providing more than half of the fruits, vegetables and nuts grown in the United States.

More than 7 million acres (28,000 km2) of the valley are irrigated via an extensive system of reservoirs and canals.

The valley also has many major cities, including the state capital Sacramento; as well as Redding, Stockton, Modesto, Fresno and Bakersfield.

Reedley is a city in Fresno County, California, United States.

Reedley is located in the San Joaquin Valley, east-southeast of Fresno, at an elevation of.

The population at the 2010 census was.

Its chief economic source is agriculture, particularly fruit and vegetable cultivation.

The city dubs itself "The World's Fruit Basket".

Reedley holds many festivals year round.

The city of Reedley hosts the annual Reedley Fiesta in October, the Reedley Electrical Christmas Parade in December, the Reedley Street Faire in May, the Reedley Certified Farmers Market (Wednesday evening, in the summer), the Reedley Taste of the Town in September, and many other festivities to keep the residents and visitors busy and entertained.

Reedley is situated along the Kings River and in the summer, many local residents and visitors drive to Cricket Hollow Park and Reedley Beach.

Visalia is a city situated in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California, approximately southeast of San Francisco, north of Los Angeles, west of Sequoia National Park and south of Fresno.

The population was 130,104 at the 2015 census.

Clovis is a city in Fresno County, California, United States.

The 2014 population was estimated to be 102,189.

Clovis is located northeast of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m).