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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Los Angeles
|official_name = City of Los Angeles
|settlement_type = Ceety
|nickname = L.A., the Ceety o Angels,<ref>{{cite news|title=Atlanta works on its sales pitch: Convention bureau's chief sticks to basics in marketing the city|last=Stafford|first=Leon|work=The Atlanta Journal – Constitution|date=January 7, 2010|page=1|url=http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100020422&docId=l:1103602102&start=4|accessdate=October 1, 2011|archive-date=2011-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126202604/http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100020422&docId=l%3A1103602102&start=4|url-status=dead}}</ref> Angeltown,<ref>{{cite news|title=A Teflon Metropolis Where No Nicknames Stick|last=Smith|first=Jack|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 12, 1989|page=1|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1989-10-12/news/vw-168_1_los-angeles|accessdate=October 1, 2011|archive-date=2011-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213223952/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-10-12/news/vw-168_1_los-angeles|url-status=dead}}</ref> La-La Land<ref>{{cite news | url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/03/la-la-land-now-the-dictionary-definition-of-los-angeles.html | title = 'La-La Land,' now the dictionary definition of Los Angeles | publisher = Los Angeles Times | date = March 25, 2011 | accessdate =September 29, 2011}}</ref>
|website = [http://www.lacity.org/ lacity.org]
|image_skyline = New LA Infobox Pic Montage 5.jpg
|image_caption = [[Downtown Los Angeles]], [[Venice, Los Angeles|Venice]], [[Griffith Observatory]], [[Hollywood Sign]]
|image_flag = Flag of Los Angeles, California.svg
|image_seal = Seal of Los Angeles.svg
|image_map = LA County Incorporated Areas Los Angeles highlighted.svg
|map_caption = Location athin [[Los Angeles Coonty]] in the state o Californie
|pushpin_map = USA
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Unitit States
|subdivision_type   = [[Leet o kintras|Kintra]]
|subdivision_name   = [[Unitit States]]
|subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1  = [[Californie]]
|subdivision_type2  = [[Leet o coonties in Californie|Coonty]]
|subdivision_name2  = [[Los Angeles Coonty|Los Angeles]]
|government_type    = [[Mayor-cooncil govrenment|Mayor-Cooncil]]
|governing_body     = [[Los Angeles City Council]]
|leader_title       = [[:en:Mayor of Los Angeles, California|Mayor]]
|leader_name        = [[Eric Garcetti]]
|leader_title1      = [[:en:Los Angeles City Attorney|Ceety Attorney]]
|leader_name1       = [[Mike Feuer]]
|leader_title2      = [[:en:Los Angeles City Controller|Ceety Controller]]
|leader_name2       = [[Ron Galperin]]
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|area_magnitude     =
| unit_pref         = US
| area_footnotes    = <ref name=gazetteer>{{cite web| url= http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt| title = Gazetteer | publisher= U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 502.693
| area_land_sq_mi    = 468.670
| area_water_sq_mi   = 34.023
| area_total_km2     = 1301.970
| area_land_km2      = 1213.850
| area_water_km2     = 88.119
| area_water_percent = 6.77
| area_note          = 
|population_as_of = [[2010 Unitit States Census|2010]]
|population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table|work=American FactFinder|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=9 August 2012}}</ref>
|population_total = 3,792,621
|population_rank = ([[Leet o Unitit States ceeties bi population|2nt US]], [[Leet o ceeties proper bi population|48t Warld]])<!--Do ''not'' change this to the 4.0&nbsp;million that the CA Dept of Finance has. For more info, see the talk page archives-->
|population_urban = 
|population_metro = 12,828,837
|population_blank1_title = [[Combined statistical area|CSA]]
|population_blank1 = 17786419
|population_demonym = Angeleno
|population_density_km2 = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 8092.30
|population_footnotes =
|timezone = [[Paceefic Time Zone|PST]]
|utc_offset = -8
|timezone_DST = PDT
|utc_offset_DST = −7
|coordinates = {{coord|34|03|N|118|15|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 71
|elevation_ft = 233 (ceety haw)
|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_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 = [[Area code 213|213]], [[Area code 310|310/424]], [[Area code 323|323]], [[Area code 661|661]], [[Area code 818|747/818]]
|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 4 September 1781
|established_title2 = Incorporatit
|established_date2 = 4 Aprile 1850
|footnotes = 
}}
'''Los Angeles''' ({{pron-en|lɔːs ˈændʒələs}} {{respell|lawss|AN|jə-ləs}};<ref>{{IPA-en|lɒs ˈændʒəliːz|UK}} {{respell|loss|AN|jə-leez}}</ref> {{IPA-es|los ˈaŋxeles|lang}}, Spaingie for "The Angels") is the maist populous ceety in [[Californie]] an haes the [[Leet o Unitit States ceeties bi population|seicont maist fowk]] in the [[Unitit States]],<ref name=PopEstBugCities>{{Cite web| url=http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2008-01.csv| title=Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places Over 100,000, Ranked by July&nbsp;1, 2005 Population: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005| format=[[comma-separated values|CSV]]| work=2008 Population Estimates| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division| date=June 20, 2006| accessdate=January 26, 2007}}</ref> wi 3.83&nbsp;million fowk<!--Do ''not'' change this to the 4.0&nbsp;million that the CA Dept of Finance has. For more info, see the talk page --><ref>{{Cite web| url = http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0644000.html| title = Los Angeles (city) Quickfacts| work = [[US Census Bureau]]| accessdate = October 14, 2008| date = 25| year = 2008| month = 07| archive-date = 2012-08-22| archive-url = https://www.webcitation.org/6A73lV8Wv?url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0644000.html| url-status = dead}}</ref> on a land area o 498.3 square miles (1,290.6 km2). It is the focal pynt o the lairger [[Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside combined area]], which contains nearly 17.8&nbsp;million fowk. Los Angeles is the [[coonty seat|seat]] o [[Los Angeles Coonty, Californie|Los Angeles Coonty]], the maist populatit an ane o the [[coonty (US)|coonties]]<ref>{{Cite web|author=Les Christie |url=http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/08/real_estate/most_diverse_counties/index.htm |title=The most ethnically diverse counties in the United States |publisher=CNN  |date=August 9, 2007 |accessdate=April 13, 2010}}</ref> wi the maist cultures in the Unitit States. The ceety's indwallers are kent "Angelenos" ({{IPA-en|ændʒɨˈliːnoʊz|}}).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Angeleno |title=Angeleno |author=|date= |work=|publisher=The Free Dictionary |accessdate=September 13, 2010}}</ref>

Los Angeles wis foondit on September 4, 1781 bi Spainyie govrenor [[Felipe de Neve]]. It acame a pairt o [[Mexico]] in 1821 follaein the [[Mexican War o Unthirldom]]. In 1848, at the end o the [[Mexican–American War]], Los Angeles an the rest o Californie wure purchased as pairt o the [[Treaty o Guadalupe Hidalgo]], therebi becomin pairt o the Unitit States. Los Angeles wis [[Municipal corporation|incorporatit]] as a municipality on Aprile 4, 1850, five month afore Californie achieved [[U.S. state|statehuid]].

Aften kent bi its initials, ''LA'', an nicknamed the ''Ceety o Angels'', Los Angeles is a [[Global ceety|warld center]] o business, internaitional tred, entertainment, cultur, media, fashion, science, technology, an eddication.<ref name=GAWC>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2008t.html |title=The World According to GaWC 2008 |publisher=Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network, Loughborough University |accessdate=March 3, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/citylist.html |title=Inventory of World Cities |publisher=Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group and Network |accessdate=December 1, 2007}}</ref> It is hame tae renouned institutions coverin a broad range o professional an cultural fields, an is ane o the maist substantial economic ingines athin the Unitit States. Los Angeles haes been ranked the fift maist pouerful an influential ceety in the warld, ahint anerlie New York City in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/04/10/cities.dominate.world/index.html?thisSpeed=30000 |title=Revealed: Cities that rule the world |publisher=CNN  |date=April 10, 2010 |accessdate=December 27, 2010}}</ref> The Los Angeles [[combined statistical area]] (CSA) haes a [[gross metropolitan product]] (GMP) o $831&nbsp;billion (as o 2008), makin it the third lairgest economic centre in the warld, efter the [[Greater Tokyo Area]] an the [[New York metropolitan area]].<ref name="citymayors.com">[http://www.citymayors.com/statistics/richest-cities-2005.html The 150 richest cities in the world by GDP in 2005], dated March 11, 2007. The list fails to include Taipei. Retrieved July 3, 2007.</ref><ref name="usmayors.org">[http://www.usmayors.org/metroeconomies/0608/GMP_Report__June_2008.pdf The United States Conference of Mayors and The National Association of Counties, 2007; Standard & Poor's DRI] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228054104/http://www.usmayors.org/metroeconomies/0608/GMP_Report__June_2008.pdf |date=2008-12-28 }}, June 2008.</ref><ref name="bea.gov">[http://www.bea.gov/regional/gdpmetro/default.cfm Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2009; GDP by Metropolitan Area] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111180749/https://www.bea.gov/regional/gdpmetro/default.cfm |date=2011-01-11 }}, September 24, 2009 .</ref> As the hame base o Hollywood, it is kent as the "Entertainment Caipital o the Warld", leadin the warld in the creation o motion pictures, telly production, video gemmes, an recordit [[muisic industry|muisic]]. The importance o the entertainment business tae the ceety haes led mony celebrities tae cry Los Angeles an its surroondin suburbs hame. Los Angeles hostit the [[1932 Simmer Olympics|1932]] an [[1984 Simmer Olympics]]. Los Angeles is an aa hame tae renoont varsities sic as the [[University of Southern California]] an the [[University of California, Los Angeles]].

Los Angeles haes a [[Mediterranean climate]], wi an average o 35 days wi measurable precipitation a year.<ref name="weatherbase">{{cite web | url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=159227&refer= | title=Historical Weather for Los Angeles, California, United States of America | publisher=Weatherbase.com | accessdate=December 15, 2011 | archive-date=2012-01-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111084326/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=159227&refer= | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Sister ceeties ==
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[[File:Los Angeles City Hall with sister cities 2006.jpg|thumb|upright|A sign near [[Los Angeles Ceety Hall|Ceety Hall]] pynts tae the sister ceeties o Los Angeles]]
Los Angeles haes 25 [[twin touns an sister ceeties|sister ceeties]],<ref>"[http://sistercities.lacity.org/ Sister Cities of Los Angeles]". Retrieved on December 18, 2009.</ref> leetit chronologically bi year jynt:
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* {{flagicon|Israel}} [[Eilat]], Israel (1959)
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Nagoya]], Japan (1959)
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], Brazil (1962)
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Bordeaux]], Fraunce (1964)
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Berlin]], Germany (1967)
* {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Lusaka]], Zambie (1968)
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico Ceety]], Mexico (1969)
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Auckland]], New Zealand (1971)
* {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Busan]], Republic o Korea (1971)
* {{flagicon|India}} [[Mumbai]], Indie (1972)
* {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Tehran]], Iran (1972)
* {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Taipei]], Taiwan, Republic o Cheenae (1979)
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Guangzhou]], Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (1981)
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* {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Athens]], Greece (1984)
* {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Saunt Petersburg]], Roushie (1984)
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Vancouver]], Canadae (1986)
* {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Giza]], Egyp (1989)
* {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Jakarta]], Indonesie (1990)
* {{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Kaunas]], Lithuanie (1991)
* {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[Makati]], Philippines (1992)
* {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Split (ceety)|Split]], Croatie (1993)
* {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[San Salvador]], El Salvador (2005)
* {{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut]], Lebanon (2006)
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Ischia]], Italy (2006)
* {{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Yerevan]], Armenie (2007)
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* {{flagicon|Israel}} Los Angeles an aa haes a cultural exchynge pairtnership wi [[Tel Aviv]], Israel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishla.org/Tel_Aviv_LA_Partnership.cfm|title=Tel Aviv/Los Angeles Partnership|year=2007|publisher=The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles|accessdate=August 7, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623075353/http://www.jewishla.org/Tel_Aviv_LA_Partnership.cfm|archivedate=2008-06-23|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|UK}} Lunnon an [[Manchester]], Unitit Kinrick, an {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Łódź]], Poland are "friendship ceeties".<ref name="Manchester">{{Cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1128076_twinning_link_with_la|title=Twinning link with LA|publisher=Manchester Evening News|accessdate=July 28, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sistercitiesofla.com/|title=Sister cities of Los Angeles, Inc.|year=2010|accessdate=February 8, 2010}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Ceeties in Los Angeles Coonty]]
[[Category:Coonty seats in Californie]]
[[Category:Host ceeties o the Simmer Olympic Gemmes]]
[[Category:Incorporatit ceeties an touns in Californie]]
[[Category:Los Angeles metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populatit places established in 1781]]
[[Category:Port ceeties an touns o the Wast Coast o the Unitit States]]