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Los Angeles

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Los Angeles is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. It is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind New York City. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
3,898,747 1
Area (sq km)
1290.6 1
Founding Year
1781 1
September 4, 1781, the founding as a Spanish pueblo; the city was incorporated April 4, 1850.
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
71 1
Latitude
34.05 degrees north 1
Longitude
118.25 degrees west 1
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Los Angeles is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

Source Los Angeles (Wikipedia)
Source Los Angeles (Wikipedia)

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1. Los Angeles (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Los Angeles ... is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    3,898,747
  • Infobox, Population year
    Population (2020)
  • Infobox, Area
    1,290.6
  • Infobox, Elevation
    71 m (233 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    34.050 N 118.250 W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    34.050 N 118.250 W
  • Infobox, Founded
    1781
  • Associated With: United States, Infobox, Country
    United States
  • Associated With: California, Lead section, state fact
    Los Angeles is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Los Angeles
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