South Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)

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San Jose is the major city of the South Bay

The South Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States and is roughly synonymous with Silicon Valley, the Santa Clara Valley, and Santa Clara County (in general). It is the most populous and most urbanized part of the Bay Area. The South Bay is one of several Subregions in the Bay Area including: San Francisco, the North Bay including parts of the Wine Country, the Peninsula, and the East Bay, among others.

San Jose is the largest city in the South Bay and the Bay Area.

The incorporated cities in the South Bay are:^[1]

Sometimes cities in the East Bay or on the Peninsula are referred to as part of the South Bay. Many of these cities including Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Redwood City, and Fremont are considered part of Silicon Valley (and therefore the South Bay) because of their location, history, or concentration of high-tech companies.