Los Angeles, California |
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Metropolitan City | City of Los Angeles | | | Nickname(s): "L.A.", "City of Angels",[1]"Angeltown",[2] "The Entertainment Capital of the World", "The Big Orange",[1] "La-la-land", "Tinseltown"[1] |  Location in Los Angeles County in the state of California | Show map of CaliforniaShow map of the USShow all Location in the United States | Coordinates: 34°03′N 118°15′WCoordinates: 34°03′N 118°15′W | Country | United States |
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State | California |
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County | Los Angeles
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CSA | Los Angeles-Long Beach |
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MSA | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim |
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Pueblo | September 4, 1781[3] |
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Incorporated | April 4, 1850[4] |
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Named for | Our Lady, Queen of the Angels |
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Government |
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• Type | Mayor-Council-Commission[5] |
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• Body | Los Angeles City Council |
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• Mayor | Eric Garcetti[6] |
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• City Attorney | Mike Feuer[6] |
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• City Controller | Ron Galperin[6] |
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Area[7] |
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• Metropolitan City | 502.76 sq mi (1,302.15 km2) |
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• Land | 468.74 sq mi (1,214.03 km2) |
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• Water | 34.02 sq mi (88.12 km2) 6.7% |
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Elevation[8] | 305 ft (93 m) |
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Highest elevation[9] | 5,074 ft (1,547 m) |
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Lowest elevation[9] | 0 ft (0 m) |
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Population (2010)[10] |
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• Metropolitan City | 3,792,621 |
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• Estimate (2016)[11] | 3,976,322 |
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• Rank | 1st, California 2nd, U.S. |
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• Density | 8,483.02/sq mi (3,275.32/km2) |
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• Urban[12] | 12,150,996 |
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• Metro[13] | 13,131,431 |
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• CSA[14] | 18,679,763 (US: 2nd) |
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Demonym(s) | Angeleno |
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Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) |
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• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) |
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ZIP codes | 90001–90068, 90070–90084, 90086–90089, 90091, 90093–90097, 90099, 90101–90103, 90174, 90185, 90189, 90291–90293, 91040–91043, 91303–91308, 91342–91349, 91352–91353, 91356–91357, 91364–91367, 91401–91499, 91601–91609 |
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Area codes | 213/323, 310/424, 747/818 |
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FIPS code | 06-44000 |
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GNIS feature IDs | 1662328, 2410877 |
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Website | Official website |
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