Los Angeles, California | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-05-10

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles


00:03:52 1 History
00:04:01 1.1 Pre-colonial history
00:04:56 1.2 Spanish rule
00:06:10 1.3 Mexican rule
00:06:36 1.4 1847 to present
00:14:25 2 Geography
00:14:34 2.1 Topography
00:17:17 2.2 Vegetation
00:18:29 2.3 Geology
00:20:11 2.4 Cityscape
00:20:38 2.4.1 Overview
00:22:46 2.4.2 Landmarks
00:23:40 2.5 Climate
00:28:54 2.6 Environmental issues
00:32:01 3 Demographics
00:34:55 3.1 Race and ethnicity
00:39:57 3.2 Religion
00:44:57 4 Economy
00:47:11 5 Culture
00:47:41 5.1 Movies and the performing arts
00:49:26 5.2 Museums and galleries
00:50:21 6 Sports
00:54:12 7 Government
00:56:01 7.1 Federal and state representation
00:56:31 8 Crime
00:58:34 9 Education
00:58:44 9.1 Colleges and universities
00:59:47 9.2 Schools and libraries
01:01:02 10 Media
01:05:19 11 Transportation
01:05:29 11.1 Freeways
01:07:15 11.2 Transit systems
01:10:08 11.3 Airports
01:11:38 11.4 Seaports
01:13:19 12 Notable people
01:13:41 13 Twin towns and sister cities
01:14:16 14 See also



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Los Angeles ( (listen); Spanish: Los Ángeles), officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in California, the second most populous city in the United States, after New York City, and the third most populous city in North America. With an estimated population of four million, Los Angeles is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California. The city is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, Hollywood and the entertainment industry, and its sprawling metropolis. Los Angeles is the largest city on the West Coast of North America.
Los Angeles is in a large basin bounded by the Pacific Ocean on one side and by mountains as high as 10,000 feet (3,000 m) on the other. The city proper, which covers about 469 square miles (1,210 km2), is the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated county in the country. Los Angeles is also the principal city of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second largest in the United States after that of New York City, with a population of 13.1 million. It is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach combined statistical area, also the nation's second most populous area with a 2015 estimated population of 18.7 million.Los Angeles is one of the most substantial economic engines within the United States, with a diverse economy in a broad range of professional and cultural fields. Los Angeles is also famous as the home of Hollywood, a major center of the world entertainment industry. A global city, it has been ranked 6th in the Global Cities Index and 9th in the Global Economic Power Index. The Los Angeles metropolitan area also has a gross metropolitan product of $1.044 trillion (as of 2017), making it the third-largest in the world, after the Tokyo and New York metropolitan areas. Los Angeles hosted the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics and will host the event for a third time in 2028. The city also hosted the Miss Universe pageant twice, in 1990 and 2006, and was one of 9 American cities to host the 1994 FIFA men's soccer World Cup and one of 8 to host the 1999 FIFA women's soccer World Cup, hosting the final match for both tournaments.
Historically home to the Chumash and Tongva, Los Angeles was claimed by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo for Spain in 1542 along with the rest of what would become Alta California. The city was officially founded on September 4, 1781, by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve. 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, becoming part of the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 18 ...