Los Angeles is often referred to as the City of Angels, a place where all dreams will come true. In terms of population density, the city ranks second in America after New York and 13th in the world.

Los Angeles is considered to be the center of a huge metropolitan area, with a population (including suburbs) of over 17 million inhabitants.

It is located in a vast area along the Pacific coast.

Los Angeles population
Who lives in the "City of Angels"?

The current population is over 4 million. Even 50 years ago, four out of five residents of the city were white, today the percentage of indigenous people has decreased.

Los Angeles is called the "City of Angels", the question arises: "What is the name of the inhabitants who inhabit it?" The inhabitants of the metropolis are called “Angelenos”.

Briefly about the history of the city

In the 16th century, the territory of present-day Los Angeles was inhabited by Indian tribes (Chumash and Tongwa). The first Europeans appeared here in 1542, when an expedition arrived here led by the famous navigator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. The next missionary campaign took place two centuries later. In 1820, the urban population was approximately 650 inhabitants. It was one of the largest settlements in California.

In 1892, oil reserves were found in the region, and already in 1923, a quarter of the world's gasoline production belonged to Los Angeles.

The rapid development was favoured by such factors as good climatic conditions, conducive to the cultivation of agricultural crops, favorable geographic location and, which is very important, access to the sea and the presence of oil fields.

In 1932, the 10th Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, and 52 years later, the Summer Olympics were again held in this city, but without the participation of athletes representing the countries of the socialist camp.

The next round in the development of the city falls on the period of the Second World War. At this time, Los Angeles hosted many famous people in Germany (for example, Bertold Brecht, Thomas Mann, Lyon Feuchtwagner, etc.), who fled from Nazism, which flourished in their native country.

Today, the main areas of the city are the computer industry, as well as the entertainment industry (cinema, music, television, etc.).

Los Angeles is home to world famous film studios (for example, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros, Walt Disney Studios and others), and many famous people can be found on the streets of the city.

Geography and climate

Los Angeles is located on an area of ​​1,290.6 square meters. km. It is located near the San Andreas Fault, in a seismically unstable area. The city has repeatedly been subjected to large-scale earthquakes (the last strong earthquake was observed in 1994), and even minor fluctuations are constantly recorded by instruments. The region is characterized by a subtropical climate.

In summer, the weather is hot here (up to +32 degrees and above) with low humidity. It is cool in winter (up to -8 degrees), there is a lot of precipitation. In the city, precipitation in the form of snow does not fall often, but there is snow on the mountains surrounding Los Angeles, which is very favorable for practicing skiing.

Urban areas

Los Angeles is Metropolis. The city developed, including transport links, connecting many small settlements into one system. Subsequently, all these settlements became separate areas of the city. There are 80 boroughs in Los Angeles, the largest of which are: Hollywood, Center, Westside, East, South Bay, South, Mid Wilshire, Harbor and San Fernando Valley.

Los Angeles has ethnic neighborhoods that give it a special flavor, such as Chinese, Armenian, Filipino, Ethiopian, Korean.

 

Population

The racial makeup of Los Angeles is very diverse. In percentage terms, it looks like this: whites make up 49.5%; representatives of Asia - 10.4%; African Americans - about 9.9%; indigenous population (Indians) - 0.6%; the remaining 26.5% are people of other nationalities. Moreover, about 50% of residents identify themselves as Hispanics. Los Angeles is home to many diasporas, the most significant in number are Armenian and Asian. The most spoken languages ​​in the city are English and Spanish.

Representatives of various religions get along well in the city, in addition, there are adherents of non-traditional beliefs, including Kabbalists, neo-pagans, etc.

In terms of the age contingent, the city is considered young, as the average age is approximately 34 years. This is due to the fact that young people aspire here: for adventure, as well as in the hope of becoming famous and achieving success. By gender, there are almost as many men as there are women.

It is not uncommon to hear that Los Angeles is unofficially called the capital of the homeless in America, since 88 thousand citizens do not have a roof over their heads. This is due to rather warm weather conditions, unemployment, dashed hopes, as well as a large number of children from orphanages who, after reaching 18 years of age, remain on the street.

Los Angeles immigrants

Los Angeles is home to a large number of immigrants who speak 224 languages ​​and come from more than 140 countries. According to this indicator, the city is second only to Miami. There are many people from Russia, Germany, Ireland, England in the metropolis.

A huge Armenian community is located in Los Angeles (the population of Armenians is over 150 thousand people), it is present in 10 parts of the city, but the largest in Hollywood.

Here, both radio and television broadcasts in their native languages, newspapers and magazines are printed, several churches operate, even the government has deputies who represent this nationality. Armenians participate in all spheres of life (politics, medicine, culture, entertainment business).

The largest diaspora in Los Angeles is considered to be Korean. This area is located in the central part of the city, however, it should be noted that there are still more Latin Americans here, half of whom are from Mexico.

The Russian-speaking community is one of the most significant in the United States and is located in West Hollywood. In terms of ethnic composition, there are most of all Jews who moved to these regions in the 70-80s of the last century. It was problematic to settle in a new place, so the former fellow countrymen tried to be together. Here you can buy any attribute that resembles your homeland, including pickles, herring and seeds. Russian cuisine is popular in local restaurants.

China Town

This oldest area was formed at the end of the 19th century. Development began here in 1910, mainly in order to attract tourists. Today, not only immigrants from China live in the region, but also from other Asian countries (Indonesia, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, etc.). This is a unique place with an extraordinary oriental atmosphere.

By the way, there is another Asian region, which is adjacent to the Little Armenia region. It is called the Thai area. It is small but very popular with tourists.

Conclusion

Los Angeles, with its multimillion and multicultural population, is like a motley kaleidoscope where different cultures and religions coexist in an amazing way. A developed film industry attracts people here, making the city even more popular. A stream of tourists and adventurers flock to Los Angeles every year.