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Los Angeles

This article is about the city in California. For other uses, see Los Angeles (disambiguation).
"L.A." redirects here. For the U.S. state shortened to LA, see Louisiana.
Los Angeles, California
City
Central Los Angeles skyline
Hollywood Sign
Griffith Observatory
Dodger Stadium, the baseball park for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles City Hall
Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport
Venice Beach
Clockwise from top: Central Los Angeles skyline, Griffith Observatory, City Hall, Venice Beach, Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport, Dodger Stadium, and the Hollywood Sign
Flag of Los Angeles, California
Flag
Official seal of Los Angeles, California
Seal
Official logo of Los Angeles, California
Nickname(s): 
L.A., City of Angels,[1] The Entertainment Capital of the World,[1] La-la-land, Tinseltown[1]
Map of Los Angeles County, California, with Los Angeles highlighted
Map of Los Angeles County, California, with Los Angeles highlighted
Los Angeles is located in California
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Location within California
Los Angeles is located in the United States
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Location within the United States
Los Angeles is located in North America
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Location within North America
Coordinates: 34°03′N 118°15′W / 34.050°N 118.250°W / 34.050; -118.250
Country United States
State California
County Los Angeles
RegionSouthern California
CSALos Angeles-Long Beach
MSALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
PuebloSeptember 4, 1781[2]
City statusMay 23, 1835[3]
IncorporatedApril 4, 1850[4]
Named forOur Lady, Queen of the Angels
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council[5]
 • BodyLos Angeles City Council
 • MayorKaren Bass (D)
 • City AttorneyHydee Feldstein Soto (D)
 • City ControllerKenneth Mejia (D)
Area
[6]
 • Total501.55 sq mi (1,299.01 km2)
 • Land469.49 sq mi (1,215.97 km2)
 • Water32.06 sq mi (83.04 km2)
Elevation
[7]
305 ft (93 m)
Highest elevation
[8]
5,074 ft (1,547 m)
Lowest elevation
[8]
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020)[9]
3,898,747
 • Rank2nd in the United States
1st in California
 • Density8,304.22/sq mi (3,206.29/km2)
 • Metro
[10]
13,200,998 (2nd)
Demonym(s)Los Angeleno, Angeleno
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
List
  • 90001–90084, 90086–90089, 90091, 90093–90097, 90099, 90101–90103, 90174, 90185, 90189, 90291–90293, 91040–91043, 91303–91308, 91311, 91316, 91324–91328, 91330, 91331, 91335, 91340, 91342–91349, 91352–91353, 91356–91357, 91364–91367, 91401–91499, 91504–91505, 91601–91609[11]
Area codes213/323, 310/424, 747/818
FIPS code06-44000
GNIS feature IDs1662328, 2410877
Major AirportLos Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Rapid TransitLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Websitelacity.gov

Los Angeles (L.A.), officially the City of Los Angeles, is the largest city in California, in the United States. There are many black people living in the city and over 18 million people in the L.A. region. The city has an area of 1,200 square kilometres (460 sq mi). Los Angeles is the city with the second biggest population in the United States after New York, overtaking Chicago in the 1970s.

It is a car-centric city requiring much parking, and it is one of the most spread-out cities in the world. Greater Los Angeles is home to many movie stars and many of the biggest rock bands in the history of the United States. Los Angeles is surrounded by East Los Angeles, Huntington Park, Maywood, Walnut Park, Commerce, Bell, Glendale, South Pasadena, Monterey Park, South Gate, Carson, Cudahy, West Hollywood, Alhambra, Bell Gardena and Westmont.[12]

Los Angeles has Spanish and Mexican influences due to being a former colony of Mexico and Spain. Los Angeles is a diverse city with many ethnic groups such as Mexican, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Italian, Salvadoran, Greek and Armenian. Mexican and Spanish architecture can be seen in Los Angeles.

Many celebrities live in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is known to be the entertainment capital of the world. Many movies, television shows and fashion shows are made in Hollywood and are often set in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles has the second largest Hispanic and Latino population in the United States, only behind New York City. Many are of Mexican and Central American descent. [13]

Los Angeles is one of the most expensive cities to live in.

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gollust, Shelley (April 18, 2013). "Nicknames for Los Angeles". Voice of America. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ Barrows, H.D. (1899). "Felepe de Neve". Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly. Vol. 4. p. 151ff. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ "This 1835 Decree Made the Pueblo of Los Angeles a Ciudad – And California's Capital". KCET. April 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (DOC) on February 21, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  5. ↑ "About the City Government". City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Los Angeles City Hall". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Elevations and Distances". US Geological Survey. April 29, 2005. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  9. ↑ "QuickFacts: Los Angeles city, California". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  10. ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Zip Codes Within the City of Los Angeles – LAHD
  12. ↑ "Cities Near Me - Los Angeles, California | Travelmath".
  13. ↑ 11 Cities With the Most Hispanics

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