The sister city agreement with Milpitas was concluded with the Town of Kukizaki in 1996, and was succeeded by Tsukuba City in 2002 when the town was merged by Tsukuba.
Milpitas is located at the southern tip of San Francisco Bay, 70 kilometers south of San Francisco. Milpitas covers 35 square kilometers with grassy foothills and picturesque Mount Hamilton to the east and the Santa Clara Valley floor to the west. Milpitas, which is a Spanish name meaning "little cornfield", was originally a native settlement. The city was incorporated in 1954 with 825 residents, and has a population of 62,000. To the north is the city of Fremont and to the south lies San Jose, the third largest city in California. The city is considered to be the gateway to Silicon Valley, the high-tech center.
Milpitas has a high population of ethnicities; 42 percent of the residents are Caucasian, 33 percent are Asian-American, 19 percent are Hispanic and 5 percent are African-American. The city has family-centered communities that embrace cultural diversity, comprehensive schooling and preservation of the hills. The city is home to Great Mall, the largest shopping mall in San Francisco Bay area. At six meters above sea level, Milpitas' mild climate averages 15 degrees Centigrade and 325 mm of annual rainfall. Almost no rain falls from spring to autumn.
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