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The Greater Los Angeles Portal Greater Los Angeles, or Southland, is the most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. state of California, encompassing five counties in Southern California extending from Ventura County in the west to San Bernardino County and Riverside County in the east, with the city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County at its center, and Orange County to the southeast. The Los Angeles–Long Beach combined statistical area (CSA) covers 33,954 square miles (87,940 km2), making it the largest metropolitan region in the United States by land area. The contiguous urban area is 2,281 square miles (5,910 km2), whereas the remainder mostly consists of mountain and desert areas. With an estimated population of almost 18.6 million (California Department of Finance, 2025), it is the second-largest metropolitan area in the country, behind New York, as well as one of the largest megacities in the world. In addition to being the nexus of the global entertainment industry, including films, television, and recorded music, Greater Los Angeles is also an important center of international trade, education, media, business, tourism, technology, and sports. It is the third-largest metropolitan area by nominal GDP in the world with an economy exceeding $1 trillion in output, behind New York City and Tokyo. There are three contiguous component urban areas in Greater Los Angeles: the Inland Empire, which can be broadly defined as Riverside and San Bernardino counties; the Ventura/Oxnard metropolitan area (Ventura County); and the Los Angeles metropolitan area (also known as Metropolitan Los Angeles or Metro LA) consisting of Los Angeles and Orange counties only. The Census Bureau designates the latter as the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim metropolitan statistical area (MSA), the fourth largest metropolitan area in the western hemisphere and the second-largest metropolitan area in the United States, by population of 13 million as of the 2020 U.S. census. It has a total area of 4,850 square miles (12,561 km2). Although San Diego–Tijuana borders the Greater Los Angeles area at San Clemente and Temecula, it is not part of it as the two urban areas are not geographically contiguous due to the presence of Camp Pendleton. However, both form part of the Southern California megalopolis which extends into Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. (Full article...) Selected article - Manzanar is most widely known as the site of one of ten camps where over 110,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. Located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada in California's Owens Valley between the towns of Lone Pine to the south and Independence to the north, it is approximately 230 miles (370 km) northeast of Los Angeles. Manzanar (which means "apple orchard" in Spanish) was identified by the United States National Park Service as the best-preserved of the former camp sites, and is now the Manzanar National Historic Site, which preserves and interprets the legacy of Japanese American incarceration in the United States. Long before the first incarcerees arrived in March 1942, Manzanar was home to Native Americans, who mostly lived in villages near several creeks in the area. Ranchers and miners formally established the town of Manzanar in 1910, but abandoned the town by 1929 after the City of Los Angeles purchased the water rights to virtually the entire area. As different as these groups were, their histories displayed a common thread of forced relocation. Did You Know -
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Related PortalsSelected biography -Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa (/ˌviːəraɪˈɡoʊsə/; né Villar Jr. on January 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Villaraigosa was a national co-chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign, a member of President Barack Obama's Transition Economic Advisory Board, and chair of the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Before becoming mayor, he was a member of the California State Assembly (1994–2000), where he served as the Democratic Majority Leader (1996–98), and the Speaker of the California State Assembly (1998–2000). As speaker, Villaraigosa was an advocate for working families and helped to write legislation protecting the environment, expanding healthcare access, and increasing funding for public schools. (Full article...) Regions, major cities and districtsRegions Cities Cities by countyTopicsCategories Select [►] to view subcategories Greater Los Angeles Greater Los Angeles Inland Empire San Fernando Valley San Gabriel Valley South Bay, Los Angeles Los Angeles County, California Orange County, California Riverside County, California San Bernardino County, California Ventura County, California Airports in Greater Los Angeles Art in Greater Los Angeles Economy of Greater Los Angeles Environment of Greater Los Angeles Southern California freeways Gateway Cities Healthcare in Greater Los Angeles History of Greater Los Angeles Los Angeles metropolitan area Mass media in Greater Los Angeles Military in Greater Los Angeles Museums in Greater Los Angeles People from Greater Los Angeles Political history of Greater Los Angeles Restaurants in Greater Los Angeles Science and technology in Greater Los Angeles Sports in Greater Los Angeles Universities and colleges in Greater Los Angeles Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles County, California Geology of Los Angeles County, California Buildings and structures in Los Angeles County, California Culture of Los Angeles County, California Death in Los Angeles County, California Economy of Los Angeles County, California Education in Los Angeles County, California Geography of Los Angeles County, California Government of Los Angeles County, California History of Los Angeles County, California Landmarks in Los Angeles County, California Mass media in Los Angeles County, California Military in Los Angeles County, California Organizations based in Los Angeles County, California People from Los Angeles County, California Transportation in Los Angeles County, California Orange County, California Orange County, California Buildings and structures in Orange County, California Companies based in Orange County, California Culture of Orange County, California Economy of Orange County, California Education in Orange County, California Festivals in Orange County, California Geography of Orange County, California Government of Orange County, California History of Orange County, California Mass media in Orange County, California Organizations based in Orange County, California People from Orange County, California Sports in Orange County, California Tourist attractions in Orange County, California Transportation in Orange County, California Ventura County, California Ventura County, California Geology of Ventura County, California Buildings and structures in Ventura County, California Cities in Ventura County, California Economy of Ventura County, California Education in Ventura County, California Films set in Ventura County, California Films shot in Ventura County, California Geography of Ventura County, California Government of Ventura County, California History of Ventura County, California Landmarks in Ventura County, California Mass media in Ventura County, California Natural history of Ventura County, California Organizations based in Ventura County, California People from Ventura County, California Sports in Ventura County, California Television shows set in Ventura County, California Tourist attractions in Ventura County, California Transportation in Ventura County, California Wildfires in Ventura County, California WikimediaThe following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject:
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