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Chula Vista

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Chula Vista (ch`lə), city (1990 pop. 135,163), San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1911. A port of entry, the city lies in an area of citrus fruit- and vegetable-growing, and it has grown considerably with the aerospace industry in neighboring San Diego (the population increased 61% between 1980 and 1990). A U.S. Olympic training center is there. Other manufactures include apparel, building materials, and electrical items. Chula Vista has a large percentage of Mexican-American residents.

Chula Vista

City (pop., 2000: 173,556), southwestern California, U.S. It lies on the eastern shore of San Diego Bay south of San Diego. Laid out in 1888 by the Santa Fe Railway and named for its “pretty view,” it developed as a citrus centre, later turned to truck gardening, and is now primarily residential.



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CHULA VISTA - Brittany Daniel scored 16 points to lead Eastlake of Chula Vista past visiting Canyon of Canyon Country 43-39 Monday night in a play-in game in the Southern California Regional Div.
 
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