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Mission Neighborhood

The Inner Mission, often called "The Mission" or "The Heart of the Mission" (La Misión or El Corazón de la Misión in Spanish language|Spanish) is a neighborhood in the Mission District of San Francisco. It is built roughly on what used to be Spanish-Mexican ranchos owned by the Valencianos, Guerreros, Dolores, Bernals, Noes and DeHaros and built near the sixth Spanish missions in California|Alta California mission - Mission San Francisco de Asis. The neighborhood is ethnically and economically diverse, with significant populations of Chicanos/Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans including Cantonese language|Cantonese-speaking Han Chinese|Chinese, European Americans, and multi-racial Americans (mestizos in Spanish).

The actual Mission District used to comprise the following neighborhoods: Bernal Heights, Castro District, Cayuga Terrace, College Hill, Crescent, Crocker Amazon, Diamond Heights, Dolores Heights, Eureka Valley, Excelsior, San Francisco|Excelsior, Fairmont, Glen Park, Holly Park, Inner Mission, and Mission Terrace. Today, the Mission District is part of San Francisco's Districts 5, 9 and 10.