Temecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States with a population of 100,097 according to the 2010 United States Census. It was incorporated on December 1, 1989. Temecula is bordered by Murrieta on the northwest and the Pechanga Indian Reservation on the south, with unincorporated areas of Riverside County on all of its other borders. It is served by Interstate 15 , Interstate 215 and California State Route 79 . With neighboring Murrieta, Temecula forms the southwestern anchor of the Inland Empire region. It is almost equidistant to San Diego, Los Angeles, and... Orange County, California. Temecula is also home to military families from nearby Camp Pendleton, MCAS Miramar, March Air Reserve Base and the Naval bases in San Diego. The area was inhabited by the Temecula natives for many hundreds of years before their first meeting with the Spanish missionaries .
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| County: | Riverside County |
| State: | California |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 97,100 |
| Area: | 26.3 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Pacific Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Temecula, California, Riverside County / Temecula city |