Los Angeles County

This article mainly introduces the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. For the county where the city is located, please see the entry "Los Angeles County". For the area where it is located, please see the entry "Greater Los Angeles." Area" (Greater Los Angeles Area). For other information about "Los Angeles", please see Article 13. Others (Cities and Regions).

City name

City of Los Angeles. Abbreviated as L.A.

Alias

The City of Angels, Luo Province.

Latitude and longitude

The city center is located at 34 degrees 03 minutes north latitude and 118 degrees 15 minutes west longitude.

Country

The United States of America

State

State of California

County

Los Angeles County. The City of Los Angeles is the administrative center of Los Angeles County.

Founded

September 4, 1781

Founded the city

April 4, 1850

Government

Type: Mayor-council government

Mayor: Antonio Villaraigosa

Area

The city has a total area of ??1,290.6 square kilometers (the second largest city in the United States, second only to New York City). The land area is 1,214.9 square kilometers; the water area is 75.7 square kilometers, accounting for 5.8% of the total area. The urban area of ??Los Angeles is 4,319.9 square kilometers.

Altitude

The city’s average altitude is 84 meters. Lukens Mountain (also known as Sister Elsie Peak) is the highest point in Los Angeles, with an altitude of 1,548 meters.

Population

The city’s population is 3.8494 million (the second largest city in the United States, second only to New York City). The population density is 3,168 people/km2. The Los Angeles metropolitan population is 12,950,100. The population of the greater Los Angeles area is approximately 17.776 million.

Languages

Approximately 224 different languages ??are spoken by the population of the Los Angeles area.

Time

The time zone of Los Angeles is Pacific Standard Time (PST). UTC-8.

Daylight saving time is the United States Pacific Time Zone (PDT). UTC-7.

Postal Code

90001-90068, 90070-90084, 90086-90089, 90091, 90093-90097, 90099, 90101-90103, 90174, 90185, 90189

213, 310, 323, 424, 661, 818

City flower

Bird of paradise. Also known as Crane flower.

Los Angeles is the largest city in California, the second largest city in the United States (after New York City), and the county seat of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles is the most densely populated and diverse place in the United States, with people from all over the world immigrating here and speaking 224 different languages. Los Angeles is one of the most comprehensive world-class cities.

Los Angeles was founded in 1781 by Spanish ruler Felipe de Neve. It was once part of Spain. In 1821, Mexico won independence from Spain and Los Angeles became Mexican territory. In 1848, Mexico lost the Mexican-American War and ceded California to the United States. On April 4, 1850, Los Angeles was officially established as a city. Five months later, California became an official state of the United States.

Los Angeles is one of the global cultural, technology, media, economic and international trade center cities. Los Angeles has world-renowned institutions in various professional and cultural fields, and is the most important economic center in the United States. The GDP of Los Angeles and the adjacent region ranks 20th in the world. Los Angeles is also a leading city in global pop culture. Popular entertainment - such as movies, television, and music - forms the basis of Los Angeles' international reputation and global status.

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