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Los Angeles, with a population at the 2020 United States Census of 3,898,747, is the most populous city in California and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City, on a land area of 468.67 square miles (1,213.8 km2), and is located in the southern region of the state. It is the focal point of the larger Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside combined statistical area, which contains nearly 18.8 million people and which is 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 multicultural counties in the United States, while the entire Los Angeles area itself is recognized and regarded as the most diverse metropolitan area in the United States. The city's inhabitants are referred to as "Angelenos".

Informally abbreviated as LA and dubbed the "City of Angels", Los Angeles is a global hub for commerce, international trade, entertainment, culture, the media, fashion, science, technology, and education. It is also the 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. Los Angeles has been ranked the third richest city and fifth most powerful and influential city in the world, behind only New York City in the United States. The Los Angeles combined statistical area (CSA) has a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of $1 trillion (as of 2020), making it the third largest economic center in the world, after the Greater Tokyo Area and the New York metropolitan area. As the home base of Hollywood, it is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World", leading the world in the creation of motion pictures, television production, video games, and recorded music. The importance of the entertainment business to the city has led many celebrities to call Los Angeles and its surrounding suburbs home. Los Angeles hosted the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics as well as multiple games of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, including the final. Los Angeles is also home to renowned universities such as the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles.

On September 4, 1781, Felipe de Neve, the Spanish governor of Los Angeles, founded the city. In 1821, it became a part of the Mexican Republic after the Mexican War of Independence. Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, which marked the end of the Mexican-American War and the start of US colonization of the region. On April 4, 1850, Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality, five months before the state of California was formed.

Nearby cities include Pico Rivera, Downey, Lennox, Compton, Temple City.

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