Mecca, California

Riverside County

06-46660

Mecca is a census -designated place in Riverside County in the U.S. state of California, United States. The town has 8577 inhabitants ( 2010) and lies to the east of the Coachella Valley.

Geography

Mecca is located in the southern central part of Riverside County in the U.S. state of California. The area is part of the Coachella Valley and not adjacent to other places nearby but are Thermal, Oasis and Coachella. In the southeast follows shortly behind the municipal boundaries of the Salton Sea.

In the West, California State Route 111 leads in a north-south direction through Mecca.

The town has 8577 inhabitants (as of 2010 census ). Mecca extends on an area of 18.023 km ², which is made entirely of land area; The population density is therefore 475.9 people per square kilometer. The village center is located at an elevation of -57 meters and is therefore - as the whole east of the Coachella Valley - below sea level.

Climate

The average annual maximum temperature is 31.5 ° C in Mecca, the lowest temperature 13.3 ° C. Highs even in winter 20-30 ° C. The average annual rainfall is mostly below the 100 -millimeter mark. The highest temperature ever measured in Mecca dates of September 2, 1950 and is 52.2 ° C, the lowest temperature was recorded on 8 January 1913 and is -10.6 ° C.

Policy

Mecca is part of the 28th district in the Senate of California, which is currently represented by Democrat Ted Lieu, and the 56th District of the California State Assembly, represented by Democrat V. Manuel Perez. Furthermore belongs to Mecca California's 36th congressional district, which a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R 1 and is represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz.

Film

The place plays in the movie The Wild Angels by Roger Corman in 1966 a major role in contributing actors were Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra and Bruce Dern.

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