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'''San Fierro''' is the second fictional city encountered in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], and is based on real-life San Francisco, California. | '''San Fierro''' is the second fictional city encountered in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], and is based on real-life San Francisco, California. | ||
San Fierro is the smallest metropolitan area in [[San Andreas]], situated on a peninsula in the western part of the state. South of the city lies the massive [[Mt. Chiliad]] and the small town of [[Angel Pine]] in [[Whetstone County]]. To the north of the city, across a re-creation of the Golden Gate Bridge ([[Gant Bridge]]), lies the town of [[Bayside]], and northeast of the city lies the county of [[Tierra Robada]]. San Fierro is a moderately sized city with a beautiful bay to the north and the [[Panopticon]] to the east. | San Fierro is the smallest metropolitan area in [[San Andreas]], situated on a peninsula in the western part of the state. South of the city lies the massive [[Mt. Chiliad]] and the small town of [[Angel Pine]] in [[Whetstone County]]. To the north of the city, across a re-creation of the Golden Gate Bridge ([[Gant Bridge]]), lies the town of [[Bayside]], and northeast of the city lies the county of [[Tierra Robada]]. San Fierro is a moderately sized city with a beautiful bay to the north and the [[Panopticon]] to the east. San Fierro is connected to [[Los Santos]] and [[Las Venturas]] by road, rail and air. | ||
There is a sizeable country club complete with a golf course within San Fierro. One of [[Carl Johnson]]'s girlfriends, [[Katie Zhan]], exercises here a lot when not at the dojo. | There is a sizeable country club complete with a golf course within San Fierro. One of [[Carl Johnson]]'s girlfriends, [[Katie Zhan]], exercises here a lot when not at the dojo. In addition to this, San Fierro has a district marked by rainbow signs meant to emulate San Francisco's famous Castro district, home to a sizeable gay population. San Fierro is also home to the famous football team, the San Fierro 69ers, a double entendre referring to both the San Francisco 49ers and the "69" sexual position. | ||
The city bears visible scars of an earthquake, a likely reference to the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, 3 years before the game takes place, though dialogue suggests that an earthquake has occured just recently. | The city bears visible scars of an earthquake, a likely reference to the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, 3 years before the game takes place, though dialogue suggests that an earthquake has occured just recently. | ||