the city of Los Angeles

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This article is about the U.S. city. For the county, see Los Angeles County, California. For other uses, see Los Angeles (disambiguation).
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Los Angeles
City
City of Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles, Venice, Griffith Observatory, Hollywood Sign

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Nickname(s): "L.A.", "City of Angels",[1] "Angeltown",[2] "Lalaland", "Tinseltown"[3]
Location in Los Angeles County in the state of California
Los Angeles is located in United States
Los Angeles
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°03′N 118°15′WCoordinates: 34°03′N 118°15′W
Country United States of America
State California
County Los Angeles
Settled September 4, 1781
Incorporated April 4, 1850
Government
• Type Mayor-Council • Body Los Angeles City Council • Mayor Eric Garcetti • City Attorney Mike Feuer • City Controller Ron Galperin
Area[4]
• City 503 sq mi (1,302 km2) • Land 469 sq mi (1,214 km2) • Water 34 sq mi (88 km2) 6.7%
Elevation 233 (city hall) ft (71 m)
Population (2012) • City 3,857,799 • Rank 2nd U.S., 48th World • Density 8,225/sq mi (3,176/km2) • Metro 12,828,837
Demonym Angeleno
Time zone PST (UTC-8) • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP code 90001–90068, 90070–90084, 90086–90089, 90091, 90093–90097, 90099, 90101–90103, 90174, 90185, 90189, 90291–90293, 91040–91043, 91303–91308, 91342–91349, 91352–91353, 91356–91357, 91364–91367, 91401–91499, 91601–91609
Area code(s) 213, 310/424, 323, 661, 747/818
FIPS code 06-44000
GNIS feature ID 1662328
Website lacity.org

Los Angeles (Listeni/lɔːs ˈændʒələs/, /lɔːs ˈæŋɡələs/ or Listeni/lɒs ˈændʒəliːz/, Spanish: Los Ángeles [los ˈaŋxeles] meaning The Angels), 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

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