Modesto (Spanish for "modest") is the county seat and largest city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. As of 2010, 201,165 people lived in Modesto.
Modesto is in the Central Valley. It is on the Tuolumne River and near the Stanislaus River.
The nation's largest winery, E & J Gallo Winery, is in Modesto.
Modesto is the 18th largest city in California, and the 103rd largest city in the United States.