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'''San Fierro''', [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]] is the second city encountered by the [[Carl Johnson|protagonist]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], and is based on real-life [[wp:San Francisco, California|San Francisco, California]]. The name San Fierro translates to "Saint Iron" (who does not exist in any religion) while San Francisco's name translates to "Saint Francis", a Catholic saint. | '''San Fierro''', [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]] is the second city encountered by the [[Carl Johnson|protagonist]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], and is based on real-life [[wp:San Francisco, California|San Francisco, California]]. The name San Fierro translates to "Saint Iron" (who does not exist in any religion) while San Francisco's name translates to "Saint Francis", a Catholic saint. | ||
San Fierro is the smallest metropolitan area in San Andreas, but the most urbanized, and is situated on a peninsula on the western part of the state. South of the city lies the massive [[Mount Chiliad]] and the [[Whetstone]] county. To the north of the city, across the [[Gant Bridge]], a recreation of the famous Golden Gate Bridge, lies the town of [[Bayside]]. Northeast of the city lies the county of [[Tierra Robada]]. San Fierro is a moderately sized city with the beautiful [[San Fierro Bay]] to the north and [[The Panopticon]] to the east. | San Fierro is the smallest metropolitan area in San Andreas, but the most urbanized, and is situated on a peninsula on the western part of the state. South of the city lies the massive [[Mount Chiliad in GTA III Era|Mount Chiliad]] and the [[Whetstone]] county. To the north of the city, across the [[Gant Bridge]], a recreation of the famous Golden Gate Bridge, lies the town of [[Bayside]]. Northeast of the city lies the county of [[Tierra Robada]]. San Fierro is a moderately sized city with the beautiful [[San Fierro Bay]] to the north and [[The Panopticon]] to the east. | ||
There is a sizeable [[Avispa Country Club|country club]] complete with a golf course within San Fierro. San Fierro has [[Queens|a district]] marked by rainbow signs that is meant to emulate San Francisco's famous [[wp:The Castro, San Francisco, California|Castro District]], home to a sizeable gay population. | There is a sizeable [[Avispa Country Club|country club]] complete with a golf course within San Fierro. San Fierro has [[Queens|a district]] marked by rainbow signs that is meant to emulate San Francisco's famous [[wp:The Castro, San Francisco, California|Castro District]], home to a sizeable gay population. | ||