East Oakland, Oakland, California

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East Oakland
Neighborhood of Oakland
View of East Oakland from Maxwell Park
Nickname:  "E.S.O."
East Oakland East Oakland, California
Coordinates: 37°46′47″N 122°13′13″W / 37.779722°N 122.220278°W / 37.779722; -122.220278
Country	United States
State	California
County	Alameda
City	Oakland

East Oakland is a geographical region of Oakland, California, United States, that stretches between Lake Merritt in the northwest and San Leandro in the southeast. As the southeastern portion of the city, East Oakland takes up the largest portion of the city's land area.

The area is a major hub of Northern California's black community, with over 50% of East Oakland's inhabitants being black. According to figures from a 2000 U.S. Census, over 87,000 people reside in the East Oakland area.^[1]