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The city of Los Angeles is located in
America
California
The Southwest, the second largest City in the United States and the largest in the western United States, is often referred to as the "City of Angels". The area of Los Angeles is about 1215 square kilometers, the city center coordinate is
Northern latitude
34°03 ', 118°15 'west longitude, the city has an estimated population of 4,086,700 (2019)
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.
Los Angeles is one of the important centers of industry and commerce, international trade, science and education, entertainment and sports in the United States, and has the world film center
Take Hollywood by storm
It is also one of the main bases of the petrochemical, Marine, aerospace and electronics industries in the United States. Los Angeles also owns
California Institute of Technology
Such as world famous
Higher education institution
.
Los Angeles hosted it
1932 Los Angeles Olympics
,
1984 Los Angeles Olympics
, will soon host
The 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
.
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup
One of the 16 host cities.
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In 2022, the gross regional product of Los Angeles was $913.292 billion
[2]
.
- Chinese name
- Los Angeles
- Foreign name
- Los Angeles
- Administrative category
- The city
- Subordinate region
- America California
- Geographical position
- Pacific coast of southwest United States
- Area product
- 1215 km² [5]
- Government premises
- 200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 [6]
- Telephone area code
- 213
- Postal code
- 90001
- Climatic condition
- Mediterranean climate
- Population number
- 4,086,700 [1] (2019)
- Famous scenic spot
- Los Angeles Disneyland , Universal Studios , Beverly Hills , Take Hollywood by storm , SAN Fernando Valley
- aerodrome
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- Railway station
- Los Angeles Union Station
- License plate code
- California
- Gross regional product
- $913.292 million [2] (2022)
- prescription
- English
- Prestigious university
- California Institute of Technology , University of California, Los Angeles , University of Southern California , Pepperdine University Etc.
- City flower
- Strelitzia
catalogue
- 1Historical evolution
- 2Geographical environment
- ▪Location boundary
- ▪landform
- ▪climate
- ▪hydrology
- 3Natural resources
- ▪Water resources
- ▪Plant resources
- ▪Animal resources
- ▪Mineral resources
- 4Population nationality
- 5political
- 6economy
- ▪summarize
- ▪Primary industry
- ▪Secondary industry
- ▪Tertiary industry
Beautiful night view of Los Angeles
In 1846,
Mexican-american War
Central Mexico lost, after the general
California
Ceded to the United States, Los Angeles became an American territory.
1850 Los Angeles was incorporated as a city, the same year
California
It became the 31st state, and the population of Los Angeles at the time was only 1,600.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Los Angeles became a mega-city.
In the 1920s, the film and aviation industries converged on Los Angeles, contributing to the city's further growth.
In the 21st century, Los Angeles has become one of the most important economic centers in the United States.
On December 2, 2020, the city of Los Angeles issued an emergency order requiring all residents to stay in their homes.
[4]
On December 11, local time, the mayor of Los Angeles
Karen Bass
She was sworn in that afternoon, and said that after taking office on the 12th, she would officially declare a state of emergency in Los Angeles due to homelessness.
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Los Angeles is on the eastern side of the vast Pacific Ocean between SAN Pedro Bay and
Santa Monica Bay
Along the coast, backed by the rugged SAN Antonio Mountains, the city center coordinates 34°03 '-118 °15' west longitude, located in an open basin surrounded by mountains on three sides and the sea on one side. It covers an area of 1215 square kilometers.
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In addition to the local hills, Los Angeles is flat, with an average elevation of 84 meters, and the highest point is Elsie Peak, which is about 1548 meters high.
Los Angeles has a temperate Mediterranean climate with mild weather all year round. It is generally dry all year round, with slightly more rain in winter. The annual precipitation is about 378 mm, mainly winter rain. The average maximum temperature is 23.3℃ and the average minimum temperature is 13℃.
The Los Angeles River is a major seasonal river that flows through the city, rising in the SAN Fernando Valley for about 82 kilometers.
Los Angeles is relatively rich in water resources, the Los Angeles River runs through the city. The basin covers an area of about 81.7 square kilometers, with an annual discharge of more than 20 million cubic meters.
Los Angeles forest resources are very rich, there are pine, cypress and birch trees, vegetation coverage of about 43.2%, there are about 400 hectares of forest farms,
The amount of wood stored
About 990,000 cubic meters.
Los Angeles
Animal resources
Relatively rare, only house swallows,
magpie
And a few other common species like grouse.
Los Angeles mineral resources are also quite rich, mainly graphite,
magnesium
Coal, iron, oil and natural gas, etc.
Chinese Theatre (Grauman)
In 2016, the population of Los Angeles reached 3.976 million. Among them, Los Angeles natives accounted for 81.7%, immigrants from other countries accounted for 11.2%, of which Chinese accounted for 7.1%, Germans accounted for 1.5%, Bosnians accounted for 1.1%, Turks accounted for 1%, Serbs accounted for 1%, and other ethnic groups accounted for 6.6%.
In 2019, the population of Los Angeles has reached 4,086,700.
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Los Angeles City Hall
As of 2017, the mayor of Los Angeles is Eric Garcetti, who took office on July 1, 2013.
In November 2022, Karen Bass was elected mayor of Los Angeles, California, the second largest city in the United States, becoming the first female mayor in the city's history.
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Los Angeles is the largest economic center in the western United States, accounting for 30% of California's labor market, the city's output value is about one-third of California's, accounting for more than 25% of California's retail and wholesale volume. The automobile, electronics, finance and tourism industries play an important role in the economy, and the largest automobile manufacturing plant in Los Angeles is located here. Its high-tech products account for 60% of the country. Los Angeles has a large number of immigrants, and the arrival of new immigrants has brought a large amount of money, strengthening its position as the economic, business and financial center of the Western United States. In 2016, Los Angeles had a gross regional product of $753.1 billion, the second largest in the United States after New York. In 2019, the gross regional product of Los Angeles reached $710.9 billion
[2]
. Between 2001 and 2018, Los Angeles County added $395.2 billion to the United States
Gross domestic product
That's more than the $340 billion increase in New York State, where Manhattan is located
[8]
. In 2022, it ranks 17th in the Asia Pacific City Industrial Sustainability Index.
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In 2022, the gross regional product of Los Angeles was $913.292 billion
[2]
.
Los Angeles mainly grows corn, vegetables, wheat, tobacco, etc., and the southern Los Angeles River Valley has become a gathering place for agriculture and animal husbandry in the city because of the fertile soil. In 2016, the economic output value brought by agriculture accounted for about 10% of the city's economic output.
Secondary industry
Los Angeles also has a very developed service industry. Mid - to high-end organizations, such as law and audit firms, management and technology consulting firms, and human resources services, employ nearly 200,000 people in Los Angeles alone, with annual employment growth of about 6%. The sector increased more than other large U.S. cities, such as
New York
,
Philadelphia
,
Detroit
and
Boston
Let's wait. In 2016, the economic output value brought by the service industry accounted for about 30% of the city's economy.
Hollywood is the entertainment center of Los Angeles, about 40 minutes by bus from downtown
Take Hollywood by storm
. The first one here since 1911
Film company
After that, it quickly became the world's film center. With a star-studded cast and a steady stream of great movies, Hollywood is leading the way in global filmed entertainment. The Hollywood Walk of Fame records more than 2,000 celebrities who have made great achievements in film, television, radio, recording and other fields. On December 22, 2021, the "Global esports Capital Evaluation Report" released by Professor Xu Jian, chief expert of the Cultural Innovation and Youth Development Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, shows that Los Angeles ranks first in the world and has the reputation of "global esports capital".
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Culture and education in Los Angeles are also well developed. Home to the world famous California Institute of Technology,
University of California, Los Angeles
(USNEWS latest ranking 24th),
University of Southern California
Huntington Library, Getty Museum, etc. The Los Angeles Public Library has the third largest library in the United States.
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UCLA's famous Royce Auditorium
The city of Los Angeles has three public universities:
University of California, Los Angeles
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California State University, Northridge, and California State University, Los Angeles.
Private university
Private universities in the city include the University of Southern California
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,
Pepperdine University
,
California Institute of Technology
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Antioch University, Loyola Marymount University, Loyola Law School,
Mount St. Mary's College
,
Occidental College
and
East Los Angeles College
Let's wait.
Los Angeles Central Library
Getty Center for the Arts
,
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Huntington Museum, Southwest Museum of the American Indian, National Museum of Aviation, Los Angeles Museum of Natural History, Getty Villa Museum, Autry National Center, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Loose-Sheet Museum, NORTON Simon Art Museum, Hollywood Entertainment Museum, Schgraber Cultural Center, Long Beach Art Museum,
The Museum of Latin American Art
California African American Museum, Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, California Science Center, etc.
Los Angeles Angels
LosAngelesAngels is a Major League Baseball team based in the United States
California
Los Angeles is affiliated with the PacificCoastLeague.
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American basketball club based in Los Angeles, California, founded in Minneapolis in 1947, and won six championships in eight years from 1947 to 1954
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.
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers is an American basketball club based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 1970 in Buffalo, settled in Los Angeles in 1984, and changed its name to the Los Angeles Clippers.
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One of the 16 cities to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
All permanent residents or citizens of Los Angeles have access to Los Angeles' public health care system through the public reimbursement program. The system is based on the five principles of health care in the Los Angeles Health Care Act: (1) Universal access; (2) Extensive services; (3) Public administration; (4) Convenient medical treatment; (5) No regional restrictions.
Road transportation in Los Angeles is mainly bus, with the following two important routes:
The Santa Monica city bus is also called the Big Blue Bus. From Los Angeles International Airport to Santa Monica, from Santa Monica to Westwood, a total of three stops.
The Long Beach Line is centered on the Long Beach Line station on Metro's Blue Line, with three stops from Queen Mary to Harbor Village and from Harbor Village to St. Peter's.
Passenger rail transportation in Los Angeles is mainly
Los Angeles Mass Rapid Transit System
, as well as Amtrak's intercity and long-distance routes.
The Los Angeles County Metro Rail is a mass transit system and bus rapid transit system that serves Los Angeles
traffic
The system, operated by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, has five main lines:
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line
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introduce
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BlueLine
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A small subway that runs on narrow tracks, connecting the downtown 7ThSt. Metro Center to the downtown Long Beach line. It's about an hour's walk through 22 stations. Tickets are $1.75.
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RedLine
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The first official subway in Los Angeles ran about 6.5 km from Union Station to Mid-Wilshire. Comfortable and safe, tickets $1.75.
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GreenLine
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Los Angeles International Airport
Retton Road Beach to Norwalk. The stops are connected to MTA and other bus routes, and the fare is $1.75.
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GoldLine
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From Pasadena to East Los Angeles near Monterey Park, travel on a U-shaped route on the map, connecting Chinatown and Union Station.
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PurpleLine
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From Union Station to Koreatown, it is a short subway route.
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Los Angeles Union Station, yes
California
The Los Angeles metropolitan rail terminal, completed in 1939, was the last major train station built in the United States and the most important rail hub in Southern California. The station
Amtrak
,
Los Angeles Mass Rapid Transit System
Red, Purple and Gold Line trains are shared.
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Los Angeles International Airport
It was built in 1948 and is located in Los Angeles, California, the main airport of Los Angeles. Locals often refer to Los Angeles International Airport by its code name, LAX.
Los Angeles International Airport
It opened to commercial flights in 1948 and remains the main airport in the Los Angeles area. Los Angeles International Airport is United States
California
The busiest passenger airport.
Los Angeles is best known for its hot dogs and hamburgers, and there are Jewish and Eastern European restaurants downtown, Mexican restaurants in East Los Angeles, Japanese and Chinese restaurants in the LittleTokyo and ChinaTown neighborhoods, and fresh seafood shops along the waterfront.
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Scenic spot name
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introduce
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Owela Street
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Oweira Street is the birthplace of Los Angeles, with Mexican-style restaurants and craft shops. The neighborhood is designated as a state
Historical park
There are 27 ancient buildings preserved in the park. The street is only 200 meters long and contains a large concentration of silver, glassware, leather goods,
National costume
Wait for the store.
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Griffith Park
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Griffith Park
It's the largest in the United States
Urban park
. Located north of Hollywood, it covers an area of 16 million square meters. There are golf course and tennis court, horse riding track, observatory, zoo and so on.
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Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra
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The Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra is one of the world's most famous orchestras. Every summer, open-air concerts are held in the city of Los Angeles and the season lasts for three months.
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Take Hollywood by storm
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Take Hollywood by storm
It is the world's most famous film and television entertainment and tourism hotspot, located in the northwest suburbs of Los Angeles, California, United States. First discovered by photographers looking for locations, the area attracted many filmmakers around the turn of the 20th century, and then small companies and independent producers seeking to escape the control of patent companies flocked to it, gradually forming a film center.
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Universal Studios
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Universal Studios
Universal Studios, a movie theme park famous in Los Angeles, not only has many amusement projects like movie scenes, and CityWalk, which is adjacent to Universal Studios, the stores, restaurants and movie theaters are colorful and lively giant signs to attract tourists, so that tourists step into Universal Studios, immediately enjoy the strong stimulation of the visual senses. In response to the need to expand his studio, CarlLaemmle moved his studio from Hollywood to the larger present site in 1915 and designed the "Universal Studios Tour", which for 25 years took many visitors through the filming process and continued to take visitors from all countries to famous scenes.
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Santa Monica
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Santa Monica
One of the most famous beaches in Los Angeles, it has a jetty pier, which was first built in 1908. There is a playground and restaurants on the pier, bike trails, volleyball and inline skating on the beach, and a grassy area on the hillside.
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Los Angeles Disneyland
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Located southeast of downtown Los Angeles, Disneyland is the largest amusement park complex in the world. In 1955, the American cartoon master
Walt Disney
Opened the first Disney park near Los Angeles. There are eight theme parks: Main Street, Adventure Park, New Orleans Square, Animal Kingdom, Pioneer Land, Mickey Cartoon City, Dream Band, Future Kingdom. The central street has elegant old carriages, antique shops and restaurants and tea rooms.
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As of 2016, Los Angeles has 36 sister cities. As follows:
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Italy
Ischia
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The Philippines
Macardi
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In December 2017, Los Angeles won the title of "Top 10 Spring Cities in the World" in 2017.
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In October 2018, the 17th annual Global City Competitiveness Ranking was released, and Los Angeles ranked fifth.
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In November 2018, the World City Ranking was released, and Los Angeles entered the ranks of the world's first-tier cities.
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On November 12, 2019, ranked 9th in the "2019 Global City Economic Competitiveness List";
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# 9 in the Global Sustainable Competitiveness List 2019.
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On December 26, 2019, it ranked 5th on the list of Top 500 Global Cities in 2019.
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In April 2020, it was selected into the "2020 Global Summer City List".
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In September 2021, the Los Angeles metropolitan area ranked 10th in the Nature Index - Research Cities 2021 released by the Zhongguancun Forum.
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On March 24, 2022, it ranked fifth in the 31st edition of the Global Financial Centers Index.
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In December 2022, Los Angeles ranked first in the "World Famous esports City 2022".
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In April 2023, it ranked sixth in the annual report of the world's richest cities released by the British consulting company Heinz in April.
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