page_title: El Sereno, Los Angeles
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: El Sereno, Los Angeles / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Sign demarcating the NE Los Angeles neighborhood of University Hills. Taken (by me) July 8, 2006.
context_page_description: El Sereno is a Los Angeles neighborhood in the Eastside Los Angeles region of Los Angeles County, California.
context_section_description: El Sereno is 4.17 square miles (10.8 km²) and has a population of 43,766. It has a population density of 9,826 people per square mile, which is about average for the City of Los Angeles.
  The neighboring communities are Alhambra, Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, Lincoln Heights, Montecito Heights, Monterey Park and South Pasadena, as well as Highland Park.
  Areas within El Sereno:
  Hillside Village
  University Hills, a neighborhood of about 300 homes in the hills above California State University, Los Angeles. It is bordered by Marianna Avenue, State University Drive and the university campus near the intersection of the San Bernardino and Long Beach freeways. The neighborhood was recognized by the city of Los Angeles about 1995.
caption: Entrance to University Hills, 2006
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