A brief introduction to Los Angeles in English

The Pearl of the West Coast of the United States-Los Angeles, city of angels

Los Angeles

Area: 12 14.2 km2 (second only to new york).

Location: Southern California on the Pacific coast of the western United States

Population: about 3.44 million.

Metropolitan area: including parts of Los Angeles County, Orange County and Ventura County, and more than 80 large and small towns such as Beverly Hills, with an area of 10.5438+05 square kilometers.

Average altitude: 84 meters

A port city on the Pacific coast in southern California, USA, and the largest industrial and commercial city in the west. The population is 3.097 million (1984), and the metropolitan area is 7.478 million (1980), ranking third in the country after new york and Chicago. Mexicans and blacks account for a large proportion, but there are also many China, Japanese and Filipinos. According to the census of 1990, 38% of Los Angeles residents were born abroad. The Los Angeles School District is the second university district in the United States after new york, with 633,000 students in the mid-1990s. The famous UCLA and CALTECH are both in Los Angeles.

Precision machinery, advanced metal products, electronic instruments, petroleum processing, chemistry, steelmaking and printing all occupy an important position here. Port cargo throughput ranks first among Pacific ports. It mainly exports petroleum, machinery, fruits and grains, and imports steel, rubber and raw materials. Important fishing ports and military ports. Hollywood in the northern suburbs is the main center of the national film and television industry. There are many institutions of higher learning such as the University of Los Angeles (established in 1865), the University of California, Los Angeles (established in 19 19), and the California Institute of Technology (established in 189 1), as well as natural history museums, art museums and music centers. An important tourist destination.

geography

Los Angeles is close to the coast of San Pedro Bay and Santa Monica Bay on the east side of the vast Pacific Ocean, and backed by the vast San Gabriel Mountain, with an area of 1200 square kilometers. The metropolitan area includes Los Angeles County, part of Orange County and Ventura County, and more than 80 towns such as Beverly Hills, Pasadena and Long Beach, with a total area of 10567 square kilometers. The city is located in an open basin surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea on one side. Except for some hills, the ground is flat, with an average elevation of 84 meters, and the highest point, Elsie Peak, is 1549 meters. Sunny all year round, dry and little rain, mild and pleasant climate, with an average temperature of 12 degrees. The average maximum temperature in January is 19C(66F) and the minimum temperature is 9C(48F). The average maximum temperature in July is 24C(75C) and the minimum temperature is 7C(63F). The annual precipitation is only 357mm, mainly winter rain.

history

1769 On August 2nd (the second day of Notre Dame Catholic Day), a Spanish expedition came here to find a place to open a church. 178 1 year, the town was built and called "Notre Dame de Maria", hereinafter referred to as "city of angels" (Spanish pronunciation translated as Los Angeles). Los Angeles was originally an idyllic village of Indians, and became a Spanish colony in 178 1. Americans first came here in 18 18. It belonged to Mexico in 182 1 year. 1846 After the US-Mexico War, it was ceded to the United States and became American territory. 1848 The "gold rush" in the west attracted a large number of immigrants. 1850 On April 4th, Los Angeles was officially upgraded to the capital of Greater Los Angeles. The census at that time showed that there were only 16 10 local residents. In the same year, California became the third1th state in the United States. At that time, the population of Los Angeles was only 1600.

1At the end of the 9th century and the beginning of the 20th century, with the discovery of oil, Los Angeles began to rise and rapidly developed into the largest city in the western United States. After World War II, with the rise of modern industry, the prosperity of commerce, finance and tourism, the surge of immigrants and the continuous expansion of urban areas, Los Angeles has become a megacity in the United States. Now Los Angeles has become the largest petrochemical, marine, aerospace and electronic industrial base in the United States. It is one of the major science and technology centers in the United States, with the number of scientists and engineers ranking first in the United States and enjoying the title of "City of Science and Technology". In recent years, the financial industry and commerce in Los Angeles have also developed rapidly. Hundreds of banks have set up offices in Los Angeles, including many famous international consortia, such as Lockheed, Northrop and Rockwell. Los Angeles has become a financial center after new york.