page_title: Tulare, California
hierarchical_section_title: Tulare, California
context_page_description: Tulare is a city in Tulare County, California. The population was 59,278 at the 2010 census.
  Tulare is located in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, eight miles south of Visalia and sixty miles north of Bakersfield. The city is named for the currently dry Tulare Lake, once the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes. The Stockton seaport is 170 miles away, and the Sacramento port is 207 miles away. The Los Angeles and San Francisco ports are each approximately 200 miles away, making Tulare a hub or central location for product movement.
context_section_description: Tulare (/tʊˈlɛəri/ tuu-LAIR-ee) is a city in Tulare County, California. The population was 59,278 at the 2010 census.
  Tulare is located in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, eight miles south of Visalia and sixty miles north of Bakersfield.  The city is named for the currently dry Tulare Lake, once the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes. The Stockton seaport is 170 miles (270 km) away, and the Sacramento port is  207 miles (333 km) away.  The Los Angeles and San Francisco ports are each approximately 200 miles (320 km) away, making Tulare a hub or central location for product movement.
caption: Location in Tulare County and the state of California