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Los Angeles, California
Flag of Los Angeles Seal of Los Angeles
City nickname:"The City of Angels"
County Los Angeles County, California
Area
 - Total
 - Water
1,290.6 km² (498.3 mi²)
75.7 km² (29.2 mi²) 5.86%
Population
 - Total (2000)
 - Density
3,694,820
3,041.3/km²
Time zone Pacific: UTC-8
Latitude
Longitude
33°56' N
118°24' W
City Flower: Birds of paradise
City Tree: Coral tree
City of Los Angeles Official Website
The City of Los Angeles is a large coastal metropolis in Southern California in the western United States. The city is the county seat of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles is the largest city in California, and the second most populous city in the United States, with a population of 3,694,820 as of the 2000 census. A July 1, 2002, Census estimate shows the city's population at 3,798,981.
Initially founded in September 4, 1781, as part of Spanish-controlled Mexico, the settlement was christened El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula. Los Angeles was incorporated as a city in the U.S. State of California on April 4, 1850.
The Los Angeles metropolitan area (euphemistically termed the "Southland") consists of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties, and is home to over sixteen million people of diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds. The Greater Los Angeles area is sometimes inaccurately referred to as Southern California, but geographically that term more properly includes both the Los Angeles metroplex as well as Imperial, Kern, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.