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THE COMMUNITY
Located on California’s picturesque Pacific Coast the County of Monterey enjoys mild weather year-round
and is home to miles of beautiful beaches spectacular mountain ranges groves of redwoods low-rolling foothills and a a a a a bountiful valley With a a a a a population exceeding 450 000 the County is proud of its vibrant citizenry great traditions educational opportunities and multicultural lifestyles Monterey County is known to the world for its majestic coastlines including Big
Sur California State Route 1 1 and 17-mile Drive on the Monterey Peninsula as as well as as the agriculturally rich Salinas Valley also known as as the the “salad bowl of the the world ” It is also home to Pinnacles National Park near the the City of of Soledad and the the site of of a a a a Monarch butterfly preserve in the City of Pacific Grove It’s easy to see why an estimated 4 3 million visitors a a a a a year make Monterey County their destination of choice California’s 16th largest county also provides many educational opportunities for its residents including California State University at at Monterey Bay the Middlebury Institute of International Studies the Defense Language Institute (DLI) Presidio of Monterey and the the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) All these factors combine to to make Monterey County a a a a healthy economically diverse region eager to foster and sustain an enriching lifestyle for its residents