 Common name: Los Angeles Area |
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| Largest city | - Los Angeles |
| Other cities | - Long Beach - Santa Ana - Anaheim - Glendale - Irvine |
| Population | Ranked 2nd in the U.S. |
| - Total | CSA: 17,775,984 [1] |
| - Density | /sq. mi. /km² |
| Area | sq. mi. km² |
| State(s) | California |
| Elevation | |
| - Highest point | feet ( m) |
| - Lowest point | Wilmington[3] -9 feet (3 m) |
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, also known as Metro LA, is the second-largest metropolitan area in the United States, trailing only the New York Metropolitan Area. It consists of two counties, Los Angeles County and Orange County. The metro is home to almost 13,000,000 people across the two-county area, making it the largest metropolitan area in California, and of the Greater Los Angeles Area.
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Divisions
The county groupings creating the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area are listed with their 2005 U.S. Census Bureau estimates of their populations.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (9,948,081)
- Los Angeles County (9,948,081)
- Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (3,002,048)
- Orange County (3,002,048)
Cities
Major Cities
The following is a list of cities in the Los Angeles Area with 2008 California Department of Finance estimates of their population:[4]
Central city
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- Los Angeles (4,045,873)
Other major cities
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- Long Beach (492,642)
- Santa Ana (353,184)
- Anaheim (346,823)
- Irvine (209,806)
- Glendale (207,157)
- Huntington Beach (201,993)
Large suburbs
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See also
References
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas". United States Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/CBSA-EST2006-02.csv. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimates for metropolitan statistical areas". United States Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metropop/2005/cbsa-06-fmt.csv. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ "Statistical data". Los Angeles County Online. http://lacounty.info/statistical_information.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ "City/County population estimates with annual percentage change". California Department of Finance. 2008-01-01. http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/reports/estimates/e-1_2006-07/documents/E-1table.xls. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
External links
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