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Geography: Los Angeles is the largest city in California. It is the second-largest city in the United States, following New York City. Los Angeles lies adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. The city is the seat of Los Angeles County.

Home to the Chumash and Tongva indigenous peoples, the area that became Los Angeles was claimed by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo for Spain in 1542. The city was founded on September 4, 1781, under Spanish governor Felipe de Neve, on the village of Yaanga. It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of Independence. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican–American War, Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and thus became part of the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before California achieved statehood. The discovery of oil in the 1890s brought rapid growth to the city. The city was further expanded with the completion of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913, which delivers water from Eastern California.

Los Angeles has a diverse and robust economy, and hosts businesses in a broad range of professional and cultural fields. It also has the busiest container port in the Americas. In 2018, the Los Angeles metropolitan area had a gross metropolitan product of over $1.0 trillion, making it the city with the third-largest GDP in the world, after Tokyo and New York City.

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History:

Population: 3 884 307

Sights:

Los Angeles. American Express Co., Main and 6th Streets, circa 1910
American Express Co., Main and 6th Streets, circa 1910
Los Angeles. Fifth Street and Spanish-American War monument in Pershing Square, circa 1920
Fifth Street and Spanish-American War monument in Pershing Square, circa 1920
Los Angeles. General view, circa 1899
General view, circa 1899
Los Angeles. It's a Small Train, September 1951
It's a Small Train, September 1951
Los Angeles Pacific Railroad fire, Fourth Street between Hill and Broadway, 1908
Los Angeles Pacific Railroad fire, Fourth Street between Hill and Broadway, 1908
Los Angeles. Lower station,
Lower station, "Angels Flight", Third & Hill streets, October 2, 1960
Los Angeles. Powerhouse and incline station, Mount Lowe Railway, circa 1913
Powerhouse and incline station, Mount Lowe Railway, circa 1913
Los Angeles. The Harbor at San Pedro, circa 1899
The Harbor at San Pedro, circa 1899
City of Los Angeles from Fort Hill, Southern Pacific Railroad
City of Los Angeles from Fort Hill, Southern Pacific Railroad
Los Angeles. Court House
Court House
Los Angeles. Hollywood Boulevard at Night from Hills
Hollywood Boulevard at Night from Hills
Los Angeles. La Grande Station, circa 1899
La Grande Station, circa 1899
Los Angeles. La Grande Station, departure of the overland, between 1893 and 1899
La Grande Station, departure of the overland, between 1893 and 1899
Los Angeles. Looking West on Seventh Street at Hill
Looking West on Seventh Street at Hill
Los Angeles. Main Street, 1886
Main Street, 1886
Los Angeles. Midwinter Scene in Central Park
Midwinter Scene in Central Park
Los Angeles. Mutual Life Insurance Building at right, Consolidated Building at left, 1913
Mutual Life Insurance Building at right, Consolidated Building at left, 1913
Los Angeles. Old Mission Church, between 1880 and 1899
Old Mission Church, between 1880 and 1899
Los Angeles. Panorama of the city, between 1880 and 1899
Panorama of the city, between 1880 and 1899
Los Angeles. Panorama of the city, between 1898 and 1905
Panorama of the city, between 1898 and 1905
Los Angeles. Sixth Street West from Olive
Sixth Street West from Olive
Los Angeles. The Harbor, San Pedro, between 1880 and 1899
The Harbor, San Pedro, between 1880 and 1899
Los Angeles. The Harbor, San Pedro, between 1880 and 1899
The Harbor, San Pedro, between 1880 and 1899
Los Angeles. West Side Park, between 1898 and 1905
West Side Park, between 1898 and 1905


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