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  1. Orinda is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city's population as of the 2020 census is estimated at 19,514 residents. [7] History. The Moraga Adobe, built in 1841 by Californio ranchero and soldier Joaquín Moraga on his Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados.

  2. About Orinda. The City of Orinda is located in southwest Contra Costa County, within 20 minutes of downtown San Francisco. Orinda incorporated as a City in 1985, after more than 100 years of gradual development, and the City has a reputation as a well managed and stable municipal government and is a relatively new city, with a population of ...

  3. Residents & Visitors. About Orinda. History of Orinda. How Orinda Got its Name. The 12.8 square miles that became Orinda were, in the days when Alta California was a part of Mexico, part of four huge land grants.

  4. The City we know today as Orinda began in the 1840s as an unnamed rural area located within four Mexican land grants: Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados, Rancho El Sobrante, Rancho Acalanes and Rancho Boca de la Cañada del Pinole, but with the American conquest of California complete by 1848, land soon started changing hands.

  5. Sep 13, 2023 · Local. Discover Orinda, a picturesque suburb east of Oakland. Start your day with a hike, end it at a cabaret. By Alissa Greenberg, Special to SFGATE Sep 13, 2023. The view from the Inspiration...