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Monterey County, California
county in California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 439,035.[1] The county seat and largest city is Salinas.[2]
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