The governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico have established the metropolitan area's only consulates in the downtown area of the city. San Bernardino is the economic, cultural, and political hub of the San Bernardino Valley and the Inland Empire.
Located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, the city had a population of 222,101 in the 2020 census, making it the 18th-largest city in California. San Bernardino ( / ˌ s æ n ˌ b ɜːr n ə ˈ d iː n oʊ/ ⓘ SAN BUR-nə- DEE-noh) is a city and county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States.
