San Francisco’s Chinatown is one of the oldest Chinese communities in North America. Established in the 19th century, it developed as a dense urban neighborhood shaped by immigration, commerce, and cultural tradition.
The neighborhood plays a central role in the city’s history and identity. Chinatown demonstrates how immigrant communities contributed to urban growth while preserving cultural continuity within a compact and highly active district.
Quick facts
- Coordinates: 37.794088, -122.407167
- Type: Neighborhood
OSM tags
- Administrative level: 10
- Boundary: administrative
- Name: Chinatown
- Place type: Neighborhood
- Population: 34557
- Type: boundary
- Wikidata: Q1073644