Urban city reputation
Introduction
Greater Los Angeles (in English: Greater Los Angeles), officially Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metropolitan Statistical Area (CA MSA), is the name given to the metropolitan area of the city of Los Angeles, in California, United States.
After the New York metropolitan area, it is the most populated area in that country and, due to its area of more than , the largest on the entire American continent. It includes 184 cities and is, beyond its consideration as a global entertainment center, an important economic, financial, technological, artistic and cultural center.
Definition
Greater Los Angeles or Southland are the names commonly given to an area that occupies five counties in Southern California: Los Angeles, Orange "Orange County (California)"), San Bernardino, Riverside and Ventura. Its population according to the results of the 2010 census is 17,877,006 inhabitants,[2] in an area of 91,469.7 km².
The urban agglomeration of the metropolitan area is considered simply "LA", especially by residents of Los Angeles County and adjacent areas. The urban area is so large that residents refer to it in subregions:
• - Antelope Valley").
• - Crescenta Valley").
• - San Fernando Valley.
• - San Gabriel Valley.
• - Santa Clarita Valley.
• - Rabbit Valley").
• - Oxnard Plain").
• - Inland Empire "Inland Empire (California)").
• - Orange County "Orange County (California)").
• - West Los Angeles (also known as the 'Westside').
• - Gateway Cities.
• - South Bay").
• - East Los Angeles "East Los Angeles (Los Angeles)") (also known as 'East Los Angeles' or the 'Eastside').
• - South Los Angeles (formerly known as 'South Central').
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metropolitan Statistical Area, CA MSA.
Officially, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area is referred to by the Office of Management and Budget as the metropolitan statistical area that covers only Los Angeles and Orange counties. It has 12,828,837 inhabitants[1] and has an area of 14,763.8 km². It is divided into the following metropolitan divisions: