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Capitola

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Capitola

City in Santa Cruz County, west-central California, USA, on the northern shore of Monterey Bay, 8 km/5 mi east of Santa Cruz; population (1990) 10,200. Established in the 1850s as Soquel Landing, flower growing (especially begonias) is important in this old seaside resort.



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