Long beach, California
| Long Beach, California | |||
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| City of Long Beach | |||
Images from top, left to right: Long Beach skyline from Bluff Park, RMS Queen Mary, Aquarium of the Pacific Blue Cavern exhibit, TTI Terminal at Port of Long Beach, Villa Riviera, Metro Blue Line, Long Beach Lighthouse
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| Nickname(s): "Aquatic Capital of America" | |||
| Motto: "The International City" | |||
 Location within Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California |
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 Long Beach, California
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| Coordinates: 33°46′6″N 118°11′44″W / 33.76833°N 118.19556°WCoordinates: 33°46′6″N 118°11′44″W / 33.76833°N 118.19556°W | |||
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 United States |
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 California
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| CSA | Los Angeles-Long Beach | ||
| MSA | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | ||
| Incorporated | December 13, 1897 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Council-manager | ||
| • Mayor | Robert Garcia | ||
| • City council | Jeannine Pearce Lena Gonzalez Suzie Price Dee Andrews Stacy Mungo Al Austin Rex Richardson (Vice Mayor) Roberto Uranga |
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| • City manager | Patrick H. West | ||
| • City auditor | Laura L. Doud | ||
| • City prosecutor | Doug Haubert | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 62.3 sq mi (133.223 km2) | ||
| • Land | 50.293 sq mi (130.259 km2) | ||
| • Water | 10.2 sq mi (2.964 km2) 2.22% | ||
| • Metro | 4,850.3 sq mi (12,562 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) | ||
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |||
| • City | 510,000* (city census bureau) | ||
| • Estimate (2015) | 492,969 | ||
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2nd in Los Angeles County 7th in California 36th in the United States |
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| • Metro | 1,282,8,837 | ||
| • Metro density | 2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2) | ||
| • CSA | 1,787,7,006 | ||
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | ||
| ZIP codes | 90801–90810, 90813–90815, 90822, 90831–90835, 90840, 90842, 90844, 90846–90848, 90853, 90895, 90899 | ||
| Area code | 562 | ||
| FIPS code | 06-43000 | ||
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652747, 2410866 | ||
| Website | www |
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Long Beach is the 36th most populous city in the United States and the 6th most populous in California. It is located on the Pacific Coast of the United States, within the Greater Los Angeles area of Southern California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257. Long Beach is the second largest city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and the third largest in Southern California behind Los Angeles and San Diego.
The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world's largest shipping ports. The city also maintains a progressively declining oil industry with minor wells located both directly beneath the city as well as offshore. Manufacturing sectors include those in aircraft, automotive parts, electronic equipment, audiovisual equipment, petrochemicals, precision metals and home furnishings.
Long Beach lies in the southeastern corner of Los Angeles County and borders Orange County. Downtown Long Beach is approximately 22 miles (35 km) south of Downtown Los Angeles, though the two cities share an official border for several miles.
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