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40°48′31″N 74°1′13.39″W / 40.80861°N 74.0203861°W / 40.80861; -74.0203861

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Population
12,872,808 (2,008 est.)

The Los Angeles metropolitan area, also known as Metropolitan Los Angeles (Metro LA), or Southland, is the second-largest metropolitan area in the United States, trailing only the New York metropolitan area in population size. The metropolitan area area is defined as consisting of the two counties, Los Angeles and Orange.[1] Both of which are the two most populated counties in California with Los Angeles (9,862,049 people in 2008) being the most populated county in the United States. The metropolitan area is home to almost 13 million people, making it the most populous metropolitan area in the western United States and by far the largest in the U.S. State of California. The most densely populated urbanized area in the United States is at the heart of the metropolitan area, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Urbanized Area (with a population of 11,789,487 as of the 2000 census).

Based on commuting patterns, the U.S. Bureau of the Census also defines a wider region consisting of the Los Angeles metropolitan area plus two adjacent metropolitan areas. The area is known as the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside Combined Statistical Area (CSA), with an estimated population of 17,786,419.[2]

This wider region includes the second largest city in the United States, Los Angeles, and some of the countries most populated counties which are Los Angeles County(1st), Orange County(5th), Riverside County(11th), and San Bernardino County(12th). Neighboring San Diego County, though not part of this region, is also ranked 6th. The total land area of the metropolitan statistical area is 4,850 sq. mi (12,562 km²), while that of the combined statistical area is 33,955 sq. mi (87,945 km²).

Components of the metropolitan area

Los Angeles metropolitan area in yellow

The counties and county groupings comprising the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area are listed below with 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates of their populations.[3]

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (12,872,808)

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (9,862,049)
  • Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (3,010,759)

In addition to the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, the following Metropolitan Statistical Areas are also included in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA Combined Statistical Area (total pop. 17,786,419):[3]

Major divisions of the metropolitan area

Urban areas of the region

Metropolitan Los Angeles with Skyline of Los Angeles in the background and Century City in the foreground, from the Getty Center

The combined statistical area is a multicore metropolitan region containing several urban areas.

Population
Rank
Urbanized Area State(s) 2000
Population
2 Los AngelesLong BeachSanta Ana CA 11,789,487
68 Mission Viejo CA 533,015
123 PalmdaleLancaster CA 263,532
176 Santa Clarita CA 170,481
238 Simi Valley CA 112,345
368 Camarillo CA 62,798

Cities

Principal cities

View of downtown Long Beach.

The following is a list of principal cities in the Los Angeles metropolitan area with 2009 California Department of Finance estimates of their population:[4]

  • Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana MSA

Economy

Financial District of Downtown LA

The economy of the Los Angeles metroplitan area is heavily based on the entertainment industry (television, motion pictures, interactive games, recorded music). Though it is also based on international trade, aerospace, technology, petroleum, fashion, apparel, and tourism. The City of Los Angeles is home to six Fortune 500 companies which are aerospace contractor Northrop Grumman, energy company Occidental Petroleum, healthcare provider Health Net, metals distributor Reliance Steel & Aluminum, engineering firm AECOM, and real estate group CB Richard Ellis.

Other companies headquartered in Los Angeles include City National Bank, 20th Century Fox, Latham & Watkins, Univision, Metro Interactive, LLC, Premier America, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, DeviantArt,[5] Guess?, O’Melveny & Myers; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Tokyopop, The Jim Henson Company, Paramount Pictures, Sunkist Growers, Incorporated, Tutor Perini, Fox Sports Net, Capital Group, 21st Century Insurance, and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Korean Air's US passenger and cargo operations headquarters are located in two separate offices in Los Angeles.[6]

If the Greater Los Angeles CSA were counted as a country it would have the 15th largest economy in the world in terms of nominal GDP, placing it just below Australia and above the Netherlands, Turkey, Sweden, Belgium, and Indonesia.[7] The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside combined statistical area (CSA) also has a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of $831 billion (as of 2008), which makes it the third largest economic center in the world, after the Greater Tokyo Area and the New York-Newark-Bridgeport CSA.[8]

Port of Long Beach

The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach together comprise the fifth busiest port in the world being the center of imports and exports for trade on the west Pacific Coast as well as being one of the most significant ports of the western hemisphere. The Port of Los Angeles occupies 7,500 acres (30 km2) of land and water along 43 miles (69 km) of waterfront and is the busiest container port in the United States. The Port is the busiest port in the United States by container volume, the 8th busiest container port in the world[9][10][11].

The top trading partners in 2004 were

China ($68.8 billion), Japan ($24.1 billion), Taiwan ($10.8 billion), Thailand ($6.7 billion), & South Korea ($5.6 billion)

The Port of Long Beach is the 2nd busiest container port in the United States. It adjoins the separate Port of Los Angeles. Acting as a major gateway for U.S.-Asian trade, the port occupies 3,200 acres (13 km2) of land with 25 miles (40 km) of waterfront in the city of Long Beach, California. The seaport boasts approximately $100 billion dollars in trade and provides more than 316,000 jobs in Southern California. The Port of Long Beach import and export more than $100 billion worth of goods every year. The seaport provides the country with jobs, generate tax revenue, and supporting retail and manufacturing businesses.

Tourism

Due to L.A.'s stance as The Entertainment Capital of the World, there is an abundance of tourist attractions in the are. Consequently, the metropolitan L.A. is one of the most visited areas in the world. Here is a breakdown of some of its major attractions:

Theme parks

Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland

Beaches

Sunset at Huntington Beach

Shopping

Beverly Center at the corner of La Cienega Boulevard and Beverly Boulevard

Motion picture studios

Hollywood Sign

Zoos and aquariums

Sunrise over the Santa Monica Mountains

Nightlife

Transportation

Commercial Airports

File:Lax sign.jpg
LAX sign.
Airport IATA code ICAO code County
Los Angeles International Airport LAX KLAX Los Angeles
John Wayne Airport SNA KSNA Orange
Bob Hope Airport BUR KBUR Los Angeles
Long Beach Municipal Airport LGB KLGB Los Angeles

Interstates

Area Codes

Culture

Sports teams

Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles

Listing of the professional sports teams in the Los Angeles metropolitan area

As a whole, the Los Angeles area has more national championships, all sports combined (college and professional), than any other city in the United States, with over four times as many championships as the entire state of Texas, and just over twice that of New York City. [12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Current Lists of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Definitions". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
  2. ^ "Combined Statistical Area Population Estimates File for Internet Display". US Census Bureau. 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-14. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b U.S. Census Bureau - Combined statistical area population and estimated components of change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
  4. ^ "City/County population estimates with annual percentage change". California Department of Finance. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  5. ^ "DeviantArt, Inc." Businessweek Investing. Accessed November 9, 2008.
  6. ^ "Contact Info". Korean Air. Retrieved September 20, 2008.
  7. ^ CIA World Factbook, 2009: GDP (Official Exchange Rate), October, 2008.
  8. ^ The 150 richest cities in the world by GDP in 2005, dated March 11, 2007. The list fails to include Taipei. Accessed July 3, 2007.
  9. ^ "World Port Rankings - 2005" - Port Industry Statistics - American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) - Updated May 1, 2007 - (Microsoft Excel *.XLS document)
  10. ^ "North American Port Container Traffic - 2006" - Port Industry Statistics - American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) - Updated May 14, 2007 - (Adobe Acrobat *.PDF document)
  11. ^ FAQ # 22 at the Port of Los Angeles.org
  12. ^ "Los Angeles Sports Travel". Los Angeles Sports Travel.

External References