Los Angeles County
LA's larger region
Los Angeles County is a county in Southern California, the most populous in the United States, encompassing the city of Los Angeles and dozens of surrounding cities from Malibu to Long Beach.
It contains Hollywood and serves as the center of the American entertainment industry.
Often shortened to L.A. County, it appears frequently in legal and administrative contexts: The case was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
- beachesSandy coastal areas
- Santa Monica PierFamous California oceanfront boardwalk
- aerospace industryAircraft and spacecraft manufacturing
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
- movie studiosFacilities producing films
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- CountiesCork, Dublin, Kerry, Galway, Mayo
- California regionsBay Area, Central Valley, NorCal, SoCal, North Coast
- map featurescompass, compass rose, legend, scale, scale bar
Los Angeles CountyDowntown Los Angeles
Major city's central business district