About Manteca
Welcome to the family city at the Crossroads of California!
Crossroads of California
Manteca is 76 miles due east of San Francisco, in the San Joaquin
Valley. The Sierra Nevada Mountains are approximately a 2 hour
commute. It is about midway between Stockton and Modesto on State
Highway 99. The 120 Bypass connects Interstate 5 and Highway 99. The
City limits cover approximately 14.9 square miles of level terrain.
The City's population is approximately 60,000*. Manteca is
surrounded by rich agricultural lands although industries based on
agriculture are still very important to the City's economy,
electronic firms are now among the principal employers in Manteca.
These firms are generally located in the City's developed industrial
park, in the southeastern quadrant of Manteca.
The City of Manteca is a general law city
incorporated under the laws of the State of California, May 28,
1918.
The City uses the City Council-Manager form of
government. The City's four Council members and Mayor are elected to
four year terms. |
