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Calipatria is a city in Imperial County, California, United States. It is part of the El Centro, California Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,289 at the 2000 census, including 4000 inmates at Calipatria State Prison. The community is located along State Route 111. At elevation -184 feet (184 feet [56 meters] below sea level), Calipatria is the lowest city in the western hemisphere. The city claims to have the "world's tallest flagpole" at 184 feet, so their American flag will always fly above sea level.[History of Calipatria] This flagpole, in front of the local Chamber of Commerce, is far shorter than the 430 foot pole in Aqaba, Jordan, the 338 foot pole in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, or even the 200 foot pole in Dorris, California, but it is probably the tallest flagpole in the Imperial Valley.
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California, USA
