![]() ![]() The microclimates of San Francisco create a system by which each neighborhood can have different weather at any given time, although this phenomenon tends to be less pronounced during the winter months. The Mission is often warmer and sunnier than other parts of San Francisco. The Mission District is part of San Francisco's supervisorial districts 6, 9 and 10. South of the Mission District, along Mission Street, are the Excelsior and Crocker-Amazon neighborhoods, sometimes referred to as the "Outer Mission" (not to be confused with the actual Outer Mission neighborhood). The principal thoroughfare of the Mission District is Mission Street. North of the Mission District is the South of Market neighborhood, bordered roughly by Duboce Avenue and the elevated highway of the Central Freeway which runs above 13th Street. Cesar Chavez Street (formerly Army Street) is the southern border across Cesar Chavez Street is the Bernal Heights neighborhood. South of 20th Street towards 22nd Street, and between Valencia and Dolores Streets is a distinct neighborhood known as Liberty Hill. The part of the neighborhood from Valencia Street to Sanchez Street, north of 20th Street, is known as the "Mission Dolores" neighborhood. Sanchez Street separates the neighborhood from Eureka Valley (containing the sub-district known as " the Castro") to the north west and Noe Valley to the south west. Route 101, which forms the boundary between the eastern portion of the district, known as "Inner Mission", and its eastern neighbor, Potrero Hill. The Mission District is located in east-central San Francisco. The Mission is historically one of the most notable centers of the city's Chicano/ Mexican-American community. One of the oldest neighborhoods in San Francisco, the Mission District's name is derived from Mission San Francisco de Asís, built in 1776 by the Spanish. The Mission District ( Spanish: Distrito de la Misión), commonly known as The Mission ( Spanish: La Misión), is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. ![]()
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