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Los Angeles
The city of Los Angeles also known as the "City of Angels" or simply L.A. — is the largest city in California . Located on a broad basin in Southern California, it is surrounded by vast mountain ranges, deep valleys, forests , desert, and the Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles is the second most populous city in the United States , the most populous city in the state of California and the western United States, with a population of 3.83 million. Los Angeles is home to people from more than 140 countries speaking 224 different languages.
The city is divided into over 80 districts and neighborhoods, many of which were incorporated places or communities that were annexed by the city. Generally, the city is divided into the following areas: Downtown Los Angeles, The Eastside and Northeast Los Angeles, South Los Angeles , the Harbor Area, Greater Hollywood, Wilshire, the Westside and the San Fernando and Crescenta Valleys.
Important landmarks in Los Angeles include Walt Disney Concert Hall, Kodak Theatre , Griffith Observatory, Getty Center , Getty Villa, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Sign , Hollywood Boulevard, Capitol Records Tower, Los Angeles City Hall, Hollywood Bowl , Theme Building , Watts Towers , Randy's Donuts, Staples Center, Dodger Stadium , and La Placita Olvera/Olvera Street. Downtown Los Angeles is quickly becoming a landmark of itself, with development of billion dollar projects such as Wilshire Grand Tower I, rivaling the prominence of places such as Times Square .
Los Angeles was founded on September 4, 1781 , by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve. Los Angeles is a world center of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science , technology , and education. Los Angeles is also home to renowned universities such as the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles.
The main Los Angeles airport is Los Angeles International Airport The sixth busiest commercial airport in the world and the third busiest in the United States, LAX handled over 61 million passengers and 2 million tons of cargo in 2006.
The Walk of Fame is very much a tribute to Johnny Grant , a sometime mayor of Hollywood and relentless promoter of Tinsel Town. There is no mistaking what town you are in when you gaze down at the sidewalk and see these world famous gold stars . Encompassing a stretch of Hollywood Boulevard near the intersection of Hollywood and Vine , more than 2,500 bronze -inlaid stars commemorate some of the most famous individuals in movies, radio , TV, recording and theater .