Population in Los Angeles

City of Los Angeles, often known by its initials L.A., is a major city I California region, approximately 342 miles south of San Francisco. With a population of 3,792,621 as of 2010, Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States, after New York City, and the most populous city in California. Los Angles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, celebrity culture, traffic, and the film and television industry. Los Angeles lies in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over 10,000 feet. Historically home to the Chumash and Tongva, Los Angeles was claimed by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo for Spain in 1542 along with the rest of what would become Alta California. The city was officially found in September 4, 1781, by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve. It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of independence. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican American War, Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, thereby becoming part of the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before California achieves statehood.