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El Cerrito

El Cerrito (ĕl sərēˈtō) [key], city (1990 pop. 22,869), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1917. It is primarily residential. Golden Gate Fields Racetrack is nearby.

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