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is a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 2,764 at the 2000 census.
The city was named by Greek immigrant Romonio Homonicholai, who emigrated from Naxos in 1889 (nearby Homeland is also named for Homonicholai, although, with a slight spelling variation, it was named for his patronymic, not his given name). The Homonicholai family planted a vineyard in the town as well as orange groves, and was the first to manufacture sangria in California.
The first blood oranges were cultivated in the United States in Romoland in the 1920s. In an attempt to build a larger market for the oranges, the Romoland Fruit Co. began in 1936 to market its blood oranges as "citrus tomatoes" on the idea that the word "blood" discouraged buyers. However, "citrus tomatoes" proved unsuccessful, and the Romoland Fruit Co. returned to marketing its oranges as "blood oranges" in 1937.
On October 1, 2008, a significant portion of Romoland became part of the City of Menifee.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.7 km²), all of it land.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, the town has also had the toponyms Ethanac and Ethanac Siding in the past.
Other possible names that Romoland has been called are: Romonaland, Romola and Romola Farms.