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{{redirect|L.A.|the U.S. state shortened to LA|Louisiana}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Los Angeles, California
| settlement_type = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
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| image1 = Los Angeles with Mount Baldy.jpg
| alt1 = Central Los Angeles skyline
| image2 = Wiki training 0226.jpg
| alt2 = Hollywood Sign
| image3 = Griffith Observatory by Gustavo Gerdel.jpg
| alt3 = Griffith Observatory
| image4 = Echo Park Lake.jpg
| alt4 = Echo Park Lake.jpg
| image5 = Los Angeles City Hall 2013.jpg
| alt5 = Los Angeles City Hall
| image6 = TheThemeBuildingLosAngeles (cropped2).jpg
| alt6 = Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport
| image7 = Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA 01 (cropped).jpg
| alt7 = Venice Beach
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top: [[Central Los Angeles]] skyline, [[Griffith Observatory]], [[Los Angeles City Hall|City Hall]], [[Venice, Los Angeles|Venice Beach]], [[Theme Building]] at [[Los Angeles International Airport]], [[Echo Park]], and the [[Hollywood Sign]]
| image_flag = Flag of Los Angeles, California.svg
| image_seal = Seal of Los Angeles.svg
| seal_link = Seal of the City of Los Angeles
| nickname = L.A., City of Angels,<ref name=VOAnick /> [[The Entertainment Capital of the World]],<ref name=VOAnick>{{cite news|url=http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/nicknames-for-los-angeles/1644584.html|title=Nicknames for Los Angeles|work=[[Voice of America]]|first1=Shelley|last1=Gollust|date=April 18, 2013|access-date=June 26, 2014}}</ref> La-la-land, Tinseltown<ref name=VOAnick />
| image_map = LA_County_Incorporated_Areas_Los_Angeles_highlighted.svg
| map_caption = Map of Los Angeles County, California, with Los Angeles highlighted
| pushpin_map = California#USA#North America
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_mapsize = 290px
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within California##Location within the United States##Location within North America
| pushpin_label = Los Angeles
| pushpin_label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|34|03|N|118|15|W|region:US-CA_type:city(3800000)|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|United States}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|California}}
| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Los_Angeles_County,_California.svg}} [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of regions of California|Region]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Combined Statistical Area|CSA]]
| subdivision_type5 = [[Metropolitan statistical area|MSA]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Southern California]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Greater Los Angeles|Los Angeles-Long Beach]]
| subdivision_name5 = [[Los Angeles metropolitan area|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim]]
| established_title = [[Pueblo de Los Ángeles|Pueblo]]
| established_date = September 4, 1781<ref name="CaliforniaCounty1899">{{cite book|last=Barrows|first=H.D.|title=Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JMg1AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA151|access-date=September 28, 2011|year=1899|page=151ff|chapter=Felepe de Neve|volume=4}}</ref>
| established_title1 = [[City status]]
| established_date1 = May 23, 1835<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/this-1835-decree-made-the-pueblo-of-los-angeles-a-ciudad-and-californias-capital| title = This 1835 Decree Made the Pueblo of Los Angeles a Ciudad – And California's Capital| publisher=[[KCET]]| access-date = January 27, 2018| date = April 2016}}</ref>
| established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date2 = April 4, 1850<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130221091414/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc|url-status=dead|archive-date = February 21, 2013| title = California Cities by Incorporation Date| format =DOC|publisher=California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s| access-date = August 25, 2014}}</ref>
| named_for = [[Queen of Heaven|Our Lady, Queen of the Angels]]
| government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor-Council-Commission]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lacity.org/city-government/about-city-government |title=About the City Government |publisher=City of Los Angeles |access-date=February 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208103544/http://www.lacity.org/city-government/about-city-government |archive-date=February 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| governing_body = [[Los Angeles City Council]]
| leader_title = [[Mayor of Los Angeles, California|Mayor]]
| leader_name = [[Eric Garcetti]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])<ref name=dir>{{cite web|url=http://www.lacity.org/CityDirectory/index.htm |title=City Directory
|access-date=September 28, 2014 |publisher=City of Los Angeles |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113102218/http://www.lacity.org/CityDirectory/index.htm |archive-date=November 13, 2014 }}</ref>
| leader_title1 = [[Los Angeles City Attorney|City Attorney]]
| leader_name1 = [[Mike Feuer]] (D)<ref name=dir />
| total_type = Total
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web|title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 7, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi = 501.55
| area_total_km2 = 1299.01
| area_land_sq_mi = 469.49
| area_land_km2 = 1215.97
| area_water_sq_mi = 32.06
| area_water_km2 = 83.04
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1682200|Los Angeles City Hall|access-date=October 16, 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_m = 93
| elevation_ft = 305
| elevation_min_ft = 0
| elevation_max_footnotes = <ref name=elvadist>{{cite web|url=http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb//pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html|title=Elevations and Distances|publisher=US Geological Survey|date=April 29, 2005|access-date=February 10, 2015|archive-date=November 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109183109/http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb//pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| elevation_min_footnotes = <ref name=elvadist />
| population_urban = 3898747
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="QuickFacts">{{Cite web |title=QuickFacts: Los Angeles city, California |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/losangelescitycalifornia/POP010220|access-date=September 9, 2021 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>
| population_rank = [[List of United States cities by population|2nd]] in the United States<br>[[List of largest cities in California by population|1st]] in California
| population_density_sq_mi = 8304.22
| population_density_km2 = 3206.29
| population_metro_footnotes = <ref name="2020Pop">{{cite web |title=2020 Population and Housing State Data |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref>
| population_metro = 13,200,998 ([[List of metropolitan statistical areas|2nd]])
| population_demonym = Los Angeleno, Angeleno
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code = {{collapsible list |framestyle = text-align:left;border:0;padding:0;line-height:16px; |titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal; |hlist = true |90001–90084, 90086–90089, 90091, 90093–90097, 90099, 90101–90103, 90174, 90185, 90189, 90291–90293, 91040–91043, 91303–91308, 91311, 91316, 91324–91328, 91330, 91331, 91335, 91340, 91342–91349, 91352–91353, 91356–91357, 91364–91367, 91401–91499, 91504–91505, 91601–91609<ref>[https://media.metro.net/about_us/pla/images/lazipcodes.pdf Zip Codes Within the City of Los Angeles] – LAHD</ref> }}
| area_code = [[Area codes 213 and 323|213/323]], [[Area codes 310 and 424|310/424]], [[Area codes 747 and 818|747/818]]
| area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area codes]]
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS]] code
| blank_info_sec1 = {{FIPS|06|44000}}
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
| blank1_info_sec1 = {{GNIS 4|1662328}}, {{GNIS 4|2410877}}
| blank2_name = Major Airport
| blank2_info = [[Los Angeles International Airport]] (LAX)
| blank3_name = [[Rapid Transit]]
| blank3_info = [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]
| website = [https://www.lacity.org/ lacity.org]
| short_description = City in California
| leader_title2 = [[Los Angeles City Controller|City Controller]]
| leader_name2 = [[Ron Galperin]] (D)<ref name=dir />
| elevation_max_ft = 5074
| timezone = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]]
| utc_offset = −08:00
| timezone_DST = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]]
| utc_offset_DST = −07:00
}}

'''Los Angeles''' ('''L.A.'''), officially the '''City of Los Angeles''', is a [[city]] in Southern [[California]], in the [[United States]]. There are 3,847,400 people living in the city, and over 18 million people in the L.A. region. The city has an area of {{convert|1200|km2}}. Los Angeles is the city with the second biggest population in the [[United States]] after [[New York City|New York]], overtaking [[Chicago]] in the 1970s. It is also the biggest city of California. Due to being built on a [[fault line]], which runs through the [[downtown]], it has few skyscrapers and tall structures and is one of the most spread out cities in the world. Greater Los Angeles is home to many movie stars and many of the biggest rock bands in the history of the United States. Los Angeles is surrounded by East Los Angeles, Huntington Park, Maywood, Walnut Park, Commerce, Bell, Glendale, South Pasadena, Monterey Park, South Gate, Cudahy, West Hollywood, Alhambra, Bell Gardena and Westmont.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.travelmath.com/cities-near/Los+Angeles,+CA | title=Cities Near Me - Los Angeles, California | Travelmath }}</ref>

Los Angeles has Spanish and Mexican influences due to being a former colony of [[Mexico]] and [[Spain]]. Los Angeles is a diverse city with many ethnic groups such as Mexican, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Salvadoran, Iranian and Armenian. Mexican and Spanish architecture can be seen in Los Angeles.

Many [[celebrity|celebrities]] live in Los Angeles. Los Angeles is known to be the entertainment capital of the world. Many movies, television shows and fashion shows are set in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles has the second largest Hispanic and Latino population in the United States, only behind New York City. Many are of Mexican and Central American descent. <ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/slideshows/11-cities-with-the-most-hispanics 11 Cities With the Most Hispanics]</ref>

Los Angeles is one of the most expensive cities to live in.

== History ==

The area comprising present-day [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] was first settled by small groups of [[Native Americans]] for centuries before the first European contact in 1769 when Gaspar de Portola and a group of missionaries camped on what is now the banks of the Los Angeles River. The name Los Angeles comes from the [[Spanish language]],and it means "The Angels". The name is an [[abbreviation]] from the original name of the place. The original name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río Porciúncula" (in [[English language|English]], "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the River Porciúncula"), giving it both one of the longest and shortest (referring to its shortening of "LA") place names in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-26-me-name26-story.html|title=City of Angels' First Name Still Bedevils Historians|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=March 26, 2005|accessdate=June 26, 2020}}</ref> Los Angeles was founded in [[1781]] while the area was within the borders of the [[Viceroyalty of New Spain]]. The area had earlier been explored by two [[Franciscan]] [[priests]] named [[Junipero Serra]] and [[Juan Crespi]] and following the [[Mexican War of Independence]] the region passed into the hands of [[Mexico]] which subsequently ceded control of California to the U.S. in 1848. On [[April 4]], [[1850]] California became a State of the USA. Los Angeles began half a century of rapid growth after [[railroads]] arrived in the city in the 1870s. Los Angeles was home to the [[Olympic Games]] in 1932 and 1984. It will host the Olympic Games in 2028. Three times the city broke out in riots, in [[Zoot Suit Riots|1943]], in [[Watts Riots|1965]], and in [[1992 Los Angeles riots|1992]], all due to [[racism]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zoot Suit Riots {{!}} Summary, Causes, Significance, & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Zoot-Suit-Riots|access-date=2020-11-18|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Szymanski|first=Michael|date=1990-08-05|title=How Legacy of the Watts Riot Consumed, Ruined Man's Life|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1990-08-05-9008031131-story.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-18|website=Orlando Sentinel|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1994, an [[earthquake]] killed 72 people and damaged many buildings.

==Demographics==
Los Angeles has the second largest Mexican, Armenian, Salvadoran, Filipino and Guatemalan population by city in the world, the third largest Canadian population in the world, and has the largest Japanese, Iranian/Persian, Cambodian and Roma (Gypsy) population in the country.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bpQB4ogOQscC&pg=PA83|title=The Power of Place: Urban Landscapes as Public History|page=83}}</ref>

[[Christianity]] is the most practiced religion in Los Angeles.<ref>[https://rexhamiltonmd.com/demographics-of-los-angeles/ Demographics of Los Angeles - Rex Hamilton, MD]</ref>

== Geography ==
Los Angeles is a very large city, and the edges of the city are very far from the center, going from the beaches to the mountains. The [[Santa Monica Mountains]] run through the city, separating it into the [[San Fernando Valley]] to the north and the [[Los Angeles Basin]] to the south. The [[Los Angeles River]] also runs through the city some {{convert|51|mi|km}}. Los Angeles moves about one-quarter of an inch (6.3 millimeters) to the east every year.<ref name="LATD">{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/24581456/ns/today-today_books/t/frey-crafts-new-view-modern-day-los-angeles/#.UpZeQE7nbIU|title=Frey crafts a new view of modern-day Los Angeles|publisher=Today.com|accessdate=November 27, 2013}}</ref> It is caused by the city's tectonic plates and rough ground geography and since Los Angeles is at a close distance with the [[San Andreas Fault]]. This brings Los Angeles and [[San Francisco]] {{convert|2.5|in}} closer together each year.

=== Climate ===
[[File:Hollywood sign.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|Hollywood sign]]
The [[climate]] in Los Angeles is a [[Mediterranean climate]]. The weather is usually warm and dry during the summer, and it is mild and more rainy in the winter. The weather is different depending on how far away from the ocean you are, so places near the beach usually do not get as hot in the summer. It is very rare for temperatures to go below freezing near the coast, but can occur further inland. The city receives about {{convert|15|in}} of rain each year, although the amount can change a lot from year to year. Snow is very rare except on the mountain tops where some occasional light snow might fall.

== Sights ==
L.A. has many famous sights. There are many very long [[beach]]es, such as [[Venice Beach]]. Many visitors go to [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]], home to the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] the Mann's (Grauman's) Chinese Theater, a large [[cinema]] and L.A. Live, an entertainment complex. Los Angeles also has many fine museums such as the L.A. County Museum of Art, [[California Science Center]] and the [[Getty Museum]]. Another sight is the [[Los Angeles City Zoo]]. Los Angeles is the only major city in the world with an active population of wild mountain lions.<ref name="LATD"/>

== Industries ==
Los Angeles is known for its large [[movie]] and [[television]] [[industry]]. Much of this is located in Hollywood. Some [[military]] [[aircraft]] are also made there, as well as spacecraft. The [[music]] industry is also concentrated in the area. The city is also a [[banking]] center. The San Pedro area has a busy [[port]].

==Neighborhoods==
[[File:Los Angeles City Hall with sister cities.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|Los Angeles City Hall]]

Los Angeles has dozens of neighborhoods and named areas, including:

* [[Hollywood]], home of many well-known [[movie]] studios.
* Downtown Los Angeles, the financial centre of the city. Home to Los Angeles' and California's two tallest buildings, the [[Wilshire Grand Center]] and the [[U.S. Bank Tower]]
* Elysian Park, home of [[Dodger Stadium]] and previously Chavez Ravine.
* [[Venice Beach]].
* [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], beachfront district (officially a separate city).
* [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]], home of [[SoFi Stadium]] and [[The Forum]] (officially a separate city).
* Brentwood, a very wealthy area in [[West Los Angeles]].
* South L.A. the center of LA's [[African-American]] [[jazz]] scene
* Leimert Park, home to LA’s historic [[African-American]] museums.
* Crenshaw, a well-known district in [[South Los Angeles]].
* University Park, home to the [[University of Southern California]].
* Westwood, home to the [[University of California, Los Angeles|University of California]].
* Boyle Heights, where many [[Mexican American]]s reside.
[[File:LAX LA.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport]]
* Exposition Park, home to the [[University of Southern California]], the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Coliseum]], [[Banc of California Stadium]] and the [[California Science Center]] are located
* [[San Fernando Valley]], a large suburban area.
* San Pedro, where the Port of Los Angeles is located in the city.

== Politics ==

As of December 2019, the mayor of Los Angeles is [[Eric Garcetti]].

==Cityscape==

{{wide image|Los Angeles Panorama from Griffith Observatory 2013.jpg|1100px|align-cap=center|Panorama of Los Angeles as viewed from [[Griffith Observatory]].<br />Left to right: Los Feliz, Downtown Los Angeles and [[Hollywood]]}}

==Music==
Los Angeles has a rich history and culture of popular music. Many of the most notable recording artists in the history of the United States either started or flourished in Los Angeles or Greater Los Angeles. The surf music scene is largely associated with Los Angeles and suburbs like Malibu. Motown Records moved from Detroit, Michigan to Los Angeles in the 1970s. The West Coast Hip-hop scene and genres such as G-funk are largely centered in Greater Los Angeles.

Notable bands include:
*[[The Beach Boys]]
*[[The Doors]]
*[[The Mamas & the Papas]]
*[[Metallica]]
*[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]
*[[The Eagles|Eagles]]
*[[Guns 'n' Roses]]
*[[The Byrds]]
*[[Love (band)|Love]]
*[[Spirit (band)|Spirit]]
*[[Rage Against the Machine]]
*[[Buffalo Springfield]]
*[[Beck]]
*[[The Offspring]]
*[[Tool (band)|Tool]]
*[[No Doubt]]
*[[System of a Down]]
*[[Linkin Park]]
*[[X (band)|X]]
*[[N.W.A.]]
*[[Jane's Addiction]]
*[[Sublime]] (nearby Long Beach)
*[[Steppenwolf]]
*[[Incubus (band)|Incubus]]
*[[Sugar Ray]]
*[[The Wallflowers]]
*[[Black Flag]]

==Media==

[[KCBS]] [[CBS]]

[[KABC]] [[American Broadcasting Company]]

[[KTLA]] [[The CW]]

[[KTTV]] [[Fox Broadcasting Company]]

[[KCOP]] [[MyNetworkTV|My13]]

==References==
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