Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles, often known by its
initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California
and the second-most populous in the United States, after New York, with
a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621. It has an
area of 469 square miles (1,215 km2), and is located in Southern
California.
The city is the focal point of the larger Los Angeles
metropolitan area, which contains 12,828,837, making it one of the most
populous metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in the
United States. Los Angeles is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the
most populated and one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the
United States, while the entire Los Angeles area itself has been
recognized as the most diverse of the nation's largest cities. The
city's inhabitants are referred to as Angelenos.
Los Angeles was
founded on September 4, 1781, by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve. It
became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of
Independence. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican–American War, Los
Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty
of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thereby becoming part of the United States. Los
Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months
before California achieved statehood.Nicknamed the City of Angels, Los
Angeles is a global city, with strengths in business, international
trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, sports,
technology, education, medicine and research and has been ranked sixth
in the Global Cities Index and 9th Global Economic Power Index. The city
is home to renowned institutions covering a broad range of professional
and cultural fields and is one of the most substantial economic engines
within the United States. The Los Angeles combined statistical area
(CSA) has a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of $831 billion (as of
2008), making it the third-largest in the world, after the Greater Tokyo
and New York metropolitan areas. Los Angeles includes Hollywood and
leads the world in the creation of television productions, video games,
and recorded music; it is also one of the leaders in motion picture
production. Additionally, Los Angeles hosted the Summer Olympic Games
in 1932 and 1984.
Source:
Picture Link:
Wikipedia Link:

No comments:
Post a Comment