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1. Los Angeles, California
Metropolitan City
City of Los Angeles
Clockwise from top: Downtown Los Angeles skyline, Echo Park, Theme
Building at LosAngelesInternational Airport,Venice Beach, Vincent Thomas
Bridge, Los Angeles City Hall, Hollywood Sign
Flag
Seal
2. 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
Los Angeles
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Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°03′N 118°15′WCoordinates:
34°03′N 118°15′W
Country United States
State California
3. County
Los Angeles
CSA Los Angeles-Long Beach
MSA Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
Pueblo September 4, 1781[3]
Incorporated April 4, 1850[4]
Named for Our Lady, Queen of the Angels
Government
• Type Mayor-Council-Commission[5]
• Body Los Angeles City Council
• Mayor Eric Garcetti[6]
• City Attorney Mike Feuer[6]
• City Controller Ron Galperin[6]
Area[7]
• Metropolitan City 502.76 sq mi (1,302.15 km2
)
• Land 468.74 sq mi (1,214.03 km2
)
• Water 34.02 sq mi (88.12 km2
) 6.7%
Elevation[8]
305 ft (93 m)
Highest elevation[9]
5,074 ft (1,547 m)
Lowest elevation[9]
0 ft (0 m)
Population (2010)[10]
• Metropolitan City 3,792,621
• Estimate (2016)[11]
3,976,322
• Rank 1st, California
2nd, U.S.
• Density 8,483.02/sq mi (3,275.32/km2
)
• Urban[12]
12,150,996
• Metro[13]
13,131,431
4. • CSA[14]
18,679,763 (US: 2nd)
Demonym(s) Angeleno
Time zone Pacific (UTC−8)
• Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
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
Area codes 213/323, 310/424, 747/818
FIPS code 06-44000
GNIS feature IDs 1662328, 2410877
Website Official website
![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
Los Angeles
Show map of California Show map of the US
Show all
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°03′N 118°15′WCoordinates:
34°03′N 118°15′W
Country United States
State California](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)