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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area | |
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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
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)
- Los Angeles County (9,862,049)
- Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (3,010,759)
- Orange County (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]
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (797,740)
- Ventura County (797,740)
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area (4,115,871)
- Riverside County, California (2,100,516)
- San Bernardino County, California (2,015,355)
Major divisions of the metropolitan area
- East: Eastside, San Gabriel Valley, Pomona Valley
- West: Westside, Beach Cities
- South: South Bay, Palos Verdes Peninsula, South Los Angeles, Gateway Cities, North Orange County, South Orange County
- North: San Fernando Valley, portions of the Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita Valley
- Central: Downtown Los Angeles, Mid-Wilshire
Urban areas of the region
The combined statistical area is a multicore metropolitan region containing several urban areas.
Population Rank |
Urbanized Area | State(s) | 2000 Population |
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2 | Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana | CA | 11,789,487 |
68 | Mission Viejo | CA | 533,015 |
123 | Palmdale–Lancaster | CA | 263,532 |
176 | Santa Clarita | CA | 170,481 |
227 | Hemet | CA | 117,200 |
238 | Simi Valley | CA | 112,345 |
368 | Camarillo | CA | 62,798 |
Cities
Principal cities
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
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Economy
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]
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
Beaches
Shopping
- Americana at Brand
- Bella Terra
- Beverly Center
- The Block at Orange
- Cerritos Auto Square
- Cerritos Towne Center
- Downtown Disney
- Fashion Island
- Glendale Galleria
- The Grove at Farmer's Market
- Hollywood and Highland
- Irvine Spectrum Center
- Los Cerritos Center
- Old Pasadena
- Paseo Colorado
- Rodeo Drive
- South Coast Plaza
- Third Street Promenade
- Universal CityWalk
- Valencia Town Center
- Westfield Century City
- Westfield MainPlace
- Westfield Santa Anita
- Westfield Topanga
- Westside Pavilion
Motion picture studios
- CBS Television City
- CBS Studio Center
- CBS Columbia Square
- Charlie Chaplin Studios
- Ren-Mar Studios
- Paramount Studios
- NBC Studios
- Walt Disney Studios
- Golden Oak Ranch
- Hollywood Center Studios
- Universal Studios
- The Prospect Studios
- Metromedia Square
- Santa Clarita Studios
- Nestor Studios
- 20th Century Fox
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Fox Television Center
- Nickelodeon Animation Studios
- Sunset Gower Studios
- Downey Studios
- Warner Brothers Studios
Zoos and aquariums
Nightlife
Transportation
Commercial Airports
Airport | IATA code | ICAO code | County |
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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
- Golden State Freeway/Santa Ana Freeway/San Diego Freeway/Montgomery Freeway (Interstate 5)
- Ocean Beach Freeway/Mission Valley Freeway (Interstate 8)
- Santa Monica (Rosa Parks) Freeway/Golden State Freeway
- Century (Glenn Anderson) Freeway (Interstate 105)
- Harbor Freeway (Interstate 110)
- Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210)
- San Gabriel River Freeway (Interstate 605)
- Long Beach Freeway (Interstate 710)
- Jacob Dekema Freeway (Interstate 805)
- Future Interstate 905, but currently serves as California State Route 905.
Area Codes
- 213 - Downtown Los Angeles, surrounded by 323 (October, 1947)
- 310 - Santa Monica, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Compton, Torrance, Beverly Hills, Catalina Island; the southwestern portion of Los Angeles County. (Split from 213 on November 2, 1991; overlaid by 424 on August 26, 2006)
- 323 - a ring around downtown Los Angeles, including the Hollywood and Eagle Rock districts of Los Angeles, Florence, Montebello and East Los Angeles. (Split from 213 on June 13, 1998)
- 562 - Long Beach, Whittier;Norwalk, Lakewood, Bellflower, Cerritos, southeast Los Angeles County and a small portion of coastal Orange County. (Split from 310 on January 25, 1997)
- 626 - Pasadena, El Monte, West Covina; the San Gabriel Valley and eastern suburbs of Los Angeles. (Split from 818 on June 14, 1997)
- 657 - Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Orange, Garden Grove; northern and western Orange County (overlay with 714) (September 23, 2008)
- 661 - Bakersfield, Santa Clarita, Palmdale; northern Los Angeles County including the Antelope Valley and most of Kern County, including the southern San Joaquin Valley. (Split from 805 on February 13, 1999)
- 818 - Burbank, Glendale, the North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Panorama City, Sherman Oaks and Northridge districts of Los Angeles; the San Fernando Valley. (Split from 213 on January 7, 1984)
- 949 - Irvine, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, San Juan Capistrano; southern and eastern Orange County. (Split from 714 on April 18, 1998)
Culture
Sports teams
Listing of the professional sports teams in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
- National Basketball Association (NBA)
- Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
- Major League Baseball (MLB)
- Arena Football League (AFL)
- National Hockey League (NHL)
- Major League Soccer (MLS)
- Women's Professional Soccer (WPS)
- Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
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
- ^ "Current Lists of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Definitions". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
- ^ "Combined Statistical Area Population Estimates File for Internet Display". US Census Bureau. 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
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(help) - ^ a b U.S. Census Bureau - Combined statistical area population and estimated components of change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
- ^ "City/County population estimates with annual percentage change". California Department of Finance. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ "DeviantArt, Inc." Businessweek Investing. Accessed November 9, 2008.
- ^ "Contact Info". Korean Air. Retrieved September 20, 2008.
- ^ CIA World Factbook, 2009: GDP (Official Exchange Rate), October, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "World Port Rankings - 2005" - Port Industry Statistics - American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) - Updated May 1, 2007 - (Microsoft Excel *.XLS document)
- ^ "North American Port Container Traffic - 2006" - Port Industry Statistics - American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) - Updated May 14, 2007 - (Adobe Acrobat *.PDF document)
- ^ FAQ # 22 at the Port of Los Angeles.org
- ^ "Los Angeles Sports Travel". Los Angeles Sports Travel.