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Stockton is situated amidst the farmland of California's San Joaquin Valley, a subregion of the Central Valley. In and around Stockton are thousands of miles of waterways, which make up the California Delta. Interstate 5 and State Route 99, inland California's major north-south highways, pass through the city.
The city is located on the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley and had an estimated population of 302,389 as of 2014. Stockton is the 13th largest city in California and the 63rd largest city in the United States. It was named an All-American City in 1999 and again in 2004.