Los Angeles was found in 1769. The Los Angeles five-county area has a population of 20.6 million.
It includes Los Angeles, Riverside, Ventura, Orange and San Bernardino Counties. If the five-county Los Angeles area were a state, it would be the fourth largest in the United States. Los Angeles is the home of the original Bay Watch, and is rimmed with miles of beaches. Los Angeles has more than 80 stage theaters and 300 museums, more than any U.S. city.The Port of Los Angeles is the busiest in the U.S. and one of the busiest in the world.Los Angeles is known by a number of nicknames, including

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