City of Los Angeles

Los Angeles
Metropolitan City
City of Los Angeles
Clockwise from top: Downtown Los Angeles skyline, Echo Park, Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport, Venice Beach, Vincent Thomas Bridge, Los Angeles City Hall, Hollywood Sign
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Nickname(s): "L.A.", "City of Angels", "Angeltown", "The Entertainment Capital of the World", "The Big Orange" "La-la-land", "Tinseltown"
Location in Los Angeles County in the state of California
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Coordinates: 34°03′N 118°15′W / 34.050°N 118.250°W / 34.050; -118.250Coordinates: 34°03′N 118°15′W / 34.050°N 118.250°W / 34.050; -118.250
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
CSA	Los Angeles-Long Beach
MSA	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
Pueblo	September 4, 1781
Incorporated	April 4, 1850
Named for	Our Lady, Queen of the Angels
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council-Commission
• Body	Los Angeles City Council
• Mayor	Eric Garcetti
• City Attorney	Mike Feuer
• City Controller	Ron Galperin
Area
• Metropolitan City	503 sq mi (1,302 km2)
• Land	469 sq mi (1,214 km2)
• Water	34 sq mi (88 km2)  6.7%
Elevation	305 ft (93 m)
Highest elevation	5,074 ft (1,547 m)
Lowest elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population (January 1, 2015)
• Metropolitan City	3,971,883
• Rank	1st, California 2nd, U.S.
• Density	8,282/sq mi (3,198/km2)
• Urban	12,150,996
• Metro	13,131,431
• CSA	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, 310/424, 562, 323, 661, 747/818
FIPS code	06-44000
GNIS feature IDs	1662328, 2410877
Website	Official website

Old Los Angeles
Los Ángeles Plaza in 1869, looking north towards Upper Town.
Legend The Old Aliso, giant sycamore, historical symbol of Los Angeles. The Covered Bridge (Macy Street) Fort Moore The Calaboose (original adobe jail) Poundcake Hill Council Chamber Government House, seat of the Asamblea when Los Angeles was the capital. Clocktower Courthouse, courtroom/theatre was on the upper floor, market was on the ground floor, and clocktower was on top, with copper dome. St. Athanasius' Episcopal Church, first Protestant church in Los Angeles, on Temple Road ("Salvation Alley"). Calle de los Negros Mellus Block, Gen. Kearney's headquarters Gov. Downey's house Old stage road, to Cahuenga Valley & the back way to San Fernando. Placita Church Wine Street, (Calle de las vides) Main Plaza Water wheel on the Zanja Madre Approximate run of the original Los Angeles River bed, to current USC, through the former swamps of Leimert Park, and out to sea at Ballona Creek and Venice Beach. LP: Lower Plaza ECR: El Camino Real

Los Angeles

Los Angeles (ⁱ/lɒs ˈændʒəlᵻs/, Spanish for "The Angels"), officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the second-most populous city in the United States (after New York City), the most populous city in California and the county seat of Los Angeles County. Situated in Southern California, Los Angeles is known for its mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, sprawling metropolis, and as a major center of the American entertainment industry. Los Angeles lies in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over 10,000 feet (3,000 m).