Population: 9,948,08

Area: 4,060.87 square miles

Nationalities: Many people living in Los Angeles come from all other places in the world. The Latin American population in LA is one of the largest minority groups in the United States. This multicultural city elevates the sense of diversity equality and liberty of all its customs, food and possibilities.

Hispanic (46.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (29.7%)
Other race (25.7%)
Black (11.2%)
Two or more races (5.2%)
Filipino (2.7%)
Korean (2.5%)
Chinese (1.7%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Japanese (1.0%)
Other Asian (0.9%)
Asian Indian (0.7%)
Vietnamese (0.5%)

Location: Los Angeles City is located at the southwestern coastal end of the state of California in the United States. The greater metropolitan area of LA is built on the hillsides of the San Gabriel, Santa Monica, Santa Ana, San Bernardino, Santa Susana, and Verdugo Mountain ranges.

Latitude: 34.09 N, Longitude: 118.38 W

Elevation: 340 feet above sea level

History: The Spanish occupation of California began in 1769, led by Gaspar de Portola moved north through the area known today as Los Angeles.
Father Juan Crespi, at this moment, saw the location had all the requirements for a large settlement, and named the river El Rio de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula. The direct translation of that is "The River of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciuncula. "
On September 1771 Father Junipero Serra and a group of Spaniards founded the San Gabriel Misión. This became the center of the first "community".
On September 4, 1781, the Pobladores, a group of 12 families - 46 men, women and children established a community in the area discovered by Portola, and named it El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula, after the nearby river. Over time, the area became known as the Ciudad de Los Angeles, "City of Angels," and on April 4, 1850 became the City of Los Angeles.
California was ruled by Spain until 1822 when Mexico assumed jurisdiction. After a two-year period of hostilities with Mexico beginning in 1846, the area came under U.S. control. In 1848 the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo made California a United States territory.
The County of Los Angeles was established on February 18, 1850 as one of the 27 original counties, several months before California was admitted to the Union.
On April 1, 1850 the people of Los Angeles County asserted their newly won right of self-government and elected a three-man Court of Sessions as their first governing body. A total of 377 votes were cast in this election. In 1852 the Legislature dissolved the Court of Sessions and created a five-member Board of Supervisors.

Climatic Features: the semiarid or Mediterranean climate of Los Angeles is due mainly to the following conditions: first, to the region's latitude is far south enough to dissipate the North Pacific winter storms, a cooling layer of marine air moderates the summer sun, and the tall mountain ranges shield the region from strong winds and rainfall.

Average Temperatures: January, 57.0° F; August, 72.0° F; annual average, 63.9° F

Annual Average Precipitation: 17 inches

When to Go: Any time of year is an excellent time to visit or move to the city of Los Angeles. This restless city is ready to receive tourist and newcomers with all its diversion and cultural richness.

Scenic Spots: According to
http://www.skylightweb.com/losangeles/10hottest.html the top ten visitor choices are:

Griffith Park observatory
3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica
West Hollywood/ Sunset Blvd
Mulholland Drive
The Grove (3rd. & Fairfax)
Melrose Avenue
Hollywood & Highland
Universal City Walk
Venice Beach
Olvera St./Union Station - Downtown LA

Other tourist choices to visit are:

Santa Monica pier, Rodeo drive, Pacific Palisades, Hollywood walk of fame, Santa Monica mountains, Bel Air, Hermosa Beach, Malibu, Zuma Beach, Westwood Village, Bunker Hill, Broadway, Grand Central Market, Beverly Center, Century City Mall, Hollywood & Vine, The Getty museum, Hollywood Hills, La Brea tar pits, little Tokyo, Old Pasadena, USC, UCLA, Marina del Rey, Venice canals, Chinatown, Echo Park and Redondo beach.

Mayor: Antonio R. Villaraigosa

Related Information: For CA News: Los Angeles Times 202 W. 1st Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 Phone: 213-237-5000 Fax: 213-237-7679

Population Information of LA (Capital of California):

Population (year 2000): 3,694,820. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,849,378 (+4.2% change)

Males: 1,841,805 (49.8%)
Females: 1,853,015 (50.2%)

Median resident age: 31.6 years
California median age: 33.3 years

Administrative Division: Los Angeles has grown in such a way that districts and neighborhoods are annexed as the city´s area becomes larger. The following lists includes the district and corresponding neighborhoods in each one of them within the greater LA area:

Downtown Los Angeles

Artist District Bunker Hill Chinatown	Civic Center Fashion District Financial District	Wholesale District Gallery Row Historic Core	Jewelry District Little Tokyo Skid Row
South Park Old Bank District Toy District	Furniture and Decorative Arts District

East and Northeast Los Angeles

Aliso Village Atwater Village Arroyo Seco	Cypress Park Boyle Heights Eagle Rock	El Sereno Garvanza Glassell Park	Fletcher Square Hermon Highland Park
Hillside Village Lincoln Heights Montecito Heights	Monterey Hills Mt. Washington University Hills

Echo Park & Westlake

Angelino Heights Byzantine-Latino Quarter Harvard Heights

Echo Park Historic Filipinotown Lafayette Park

Pico-Union Temple-Beaudry Westlake

MacArthur Park

Greater Hollywood

Hollywood Beachwood Canyon Cahuenga Pass	Hollywood Hills Hollywood Heights Laurel Canyon	Mount Olympus Nichols Canyon Outpost Estates	Sunset Hills East Hollywood Little Armenia
Thai Town Virgil Village Melrose District	Melrose Hill Sierra Vista Spaulding Square	Yucca Corridor

Harbor Area

Harbor City Harbor Pines Harbor Gateway	San Pedro Palisades Port of LA	Point Fermin South Shores Vista del Oro	The Gardens Rolling Hills Highlands Vinegar Hill
Terminal Island Wilmington

Los Feliz & Silver Lake

Elysian Park Solano Canyon Elysian Heights

Elysian Valley Los Feliz Franklin Hills

Silver Lake Sunset Junction

South Los Angeles

Arlington Park Athens on the Hill Baldwin Hills Baldwin Hills Estates Baldwin Village Baldwin Vista	Cameo Plaza Canterbury Knolls Century Palms Chesterfield Square Crenshaw Exposition Park	Gramercy Park Green Meadows Hyde Park Jefferson Park King Estates Leimert Park	Magnolia Square Manchester Square Morningside Circle View Heights Vermont Knolls Vermont Park
Vermont Square Village Green Watts West Adams Kinney Heights North University Park	Figueroa Corridor University Park West Alameda West Park Terrace

The Valley

Arleta Balboa Park Canoga Park Chatsworth Encino Granada Hills	Hansen Hills Knollwood Lake View Terrace Lake Balboa La Tuna Canyon Rancho La Tuna Canyon	Mission Hills North Hills North Hollywood NoHo Arts District Northridge Olive View	Pacoima Panorama City Porter Ranch Reseda Reseda Ranch Sepulveda
Shadow Hills Sherman Oaks Sherman Village Studio City Sun Valley Sunland	Sylmar Sylmar Square Tarzana Melody Acres Toluca Lake Toluca Woods	Tujunga Valley Village Van Nuys Valley Glen Cameron Woods Ventura Business District	Warner Center West Hills West Toluca Winnetka Woodland Hills

West Los Angeles (The Westside)

Bel-Air Roscomare Valley Beverly Glen Benedict Canyon Beverly Crest Beverlywood	Brentwood Brentwood Circle Brentwood Glen Brentwood Hills Brentwood Park Bundy Canyon	Kenter Canyon Crestwood Hills Mandeville Canyon Westridge Heights South Brentwood Westgate	Century City Cheviot Hills Castle Heights Crestview Del Rey Mar Vista
Westdale Marina Peninsula Pacific Palisades Castellammare Huntington Palisades Palisades Highlands	Santa Monica Canyon Rustic Canyon Palms Westside Village Playa del Rey Playa Vista	Rancho Park Home Junction Regent Square South Robertson Reynier Village Venice	Oakwood Venice Canals Westchester Los Angeles International Airport Loyola Village Manchester Square
West Los Angeles Sawtelle Westwood Holmby Hills Westwood Village Westwood North Village

Wilshire

Carthay Carthay Circle Carthay Square South Carthay Little Ethiopia Fairfax District	Olympic Park West Pico Picfair Village Pico Del Mar Pico Park Wilshire Highlands	Wilshire Vista Arlington Heights Western Heights Country Club Park Greater Hancock Park Brookside Park	Fremont Place Hancock Park Larchmont Larchmont Village Windsor Square La Brea-Hancock
Ridgewood-Wilton St. Andrews Square Wilshire Park Longwood Highlands Park Mile Windsor Village	Harvard Heights Lafayette Square Wellington Square Miracle Mile Miracle Mile North Miracle Mile South	Park La Brea

Useful Telephne Numbers: The City of Los Angeles is divided among several telephone area codes. Downtown is area code 213, the areas of Hollywood and Mid-Wilshire fall within area code 323, West L.A. is area code 310 and the San Fernando Valley is area code 818.

Call 9-1-1 when there is a life-threatening emergency, which requires the immediate response of emergency services such as police, fire or paramedic.

Non-emergency Police .877-ASK-LAPD (877-275-5273)

TTY Service
213-847-0652

Park-related emergencies
323-913-7390

Water Service
800-342-5397 (24 hours)

Power Service
800-342-5397 (24 hours)

Gas Service
800-427-2200

Traffic Signals
213-580-1177
213-485-2046 (after hours)

Road closures (Cal Trans)
800-427-7623

Street Lights
800-303-5267 (24 hours)

American Red Cross public information
213-739-5205 (24 hours)

Animal Services
888-452-7381 (24 hours)

Building Inspection
888-524-2845 (7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

Storm damage/mud slide reports
888-524-2845 (7:00 a.m. - 5:00p.m.)

Refuse collection
800-773-2489 (24 hours)

Sewer or storm drain problems
213-485-7575 or
213-485-5391 (6:30 a.m.-1:00 a.m. Mon-Fri.)
213-485-7575 (6:30 a.m.-1:00a.m. weekends)
310-823-5507 or
310-822-0777 (1:00 a.m.-6:30 a.m.)

Trees down/debris removal & related problems
800-996-2489 (24 hours)

3-1-1 (nights and weekends)

If you need further assistance accessing City services, call the 3-1-1 Call Center by dialing 3-1-1

Emergency Preparedness Department
200 North Spring Street, Room 1533, Los Angeles, California 90012
Phone: 213-978-2222
Fax: 213-978-0535

Weather Forecast: Los Angeles 805-988-6610(#1)www.weather.org
Zip Code Inquiry: www.whitepages.com also available through your cell phone.

The following are the zip codes assigned to the LA area.

90001, 90002, 90003, 90004, 90005, 90006, 90007, 90008, 90010, 90011, 90012, 90013, 90014, 90015, 90016, 90017, 90018, 90019, 90020, 90021, 90022, 90023, 90024, 90025, 90026, 90027, 90028, 90029, 90031, 90032, 90033, 90034, 90035, 90036, 90037, 90038, 90039, 90040, 90041, 90042, 90043, 90044, 90045, 90046, 90047, 90048, 90049, 90056, 90057, 90058, 90059, 90061, 90062, 90063, 90064, 90065, 90066, 90067, 90068, 90071, 90077