Los Angeles

seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
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Summary

Los Angeles is a charter city[1]. It draws 215,343 Wikipedia views per month (charter city category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Los Angeles County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Head of government: Karen Bass[5]
  • Continent: North America[6]
  • Instance of: city[7], metropolis[8], LGBT sanctuary city[9], city in the United States[10]
  • Shares border with: Lomita[11], Compton[12], Huntington Park[13], East Los Angeles[14], Willowbrook[15], Alhambra[16], South Pasadena[17], Monterey[18], Pasadena[19], Glendale[20], Burbank[21], San Fernando[22], Hidden Hills[23], El Segundo[24]
  • Named after: Queen of Heaven[25]
  • Flag: flag of Los Angeles[26]
  • Twinned administrative body: Berlin[27], Mumbai[28], Nagoya[29], Eilat[30], Bordeaux[31], Lusaka[32], Mexico City[33], Tehran[34], Taipei[35], Guangzhou[36], Athens[37], Saint Petersburg[38], Vancouver[39], Giza[40]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Los Angeles include Los Angeles Angels[41], a baseball team[42], in United States[43], founded in 1960[44]; Los Angeles International Airport[45], an international airport[46], in United States[47], founded in 1926[48]; LA Galaxy[49], an association football club[50], in United States[51], founded in 1995[52]; Los Angeles County[53], a charter county[54], in United States[55], founded in 1850[56]; John Wayne Airport[57], an international airport[58], in United States[59]; Port of it[60], a seaport[61], in United States[62]; USS Los Angeles[63], an attack submarine[64]; and City of it[65], a named passenger train service[66], in United States[67].

Why It Matters

Los Angeles has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] It is known by 102 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]

Entities named for it include Los Angeles Angels[41], a baseball team[42], in United States[43], founded in 1960[44]; Los Angeles International Airport[45], an international airport[46], in United States[47], founded in 1926[48]; LA Galaxy[49], an association football club[50], in United States[51], founded in 1995[52]; Los Angeles County[53], a charter county[54], in United States[55], founded in 1850[56]; John Wayne Airport[57], an international airport[58], in United States[59]; and Port of it[60], a seaport[61], in United States[62].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . mayor.lacity.gov. Retrieved . mayor.lacity.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . edition.cnn.com. Retrieved . edition.cnn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Suggested Upper Merged Ontology. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . sistercities.lacity.org. sistercities.lacity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . sistercities.lacity.org. sistercities.lacity.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [65] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [64] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [66] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [67] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [68] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [69] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17h ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Los Angeles, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/fb2d267272cf|details]])"
  2. 4d ago · Tomodachi94 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → apple:Los_Angeles, historica:Los_Angeles
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: historica:Los_Angeles, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299844635|Los Angeles (#299844635)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8197|Histor"
  3. 4d ago · Liber008 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    British museum place id → x21215
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ British museum place id: x21215, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/328351448|Los Angeles (#328351448)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8589|British Museum p"
  4. 25d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'as', 'as
    J-global id → 200906030279030373
    Sitelink count → 280
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ J-global id: 200906030279030373, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262185966|Los Angeles (#262185966)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7507|J-GLOBAL "
  5. 8w ago · Gamaliel · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The encyclopedia of fantasy id → los_angeles
    Archive of our own tag → Los Angeles
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ The encyclopedia of fantasy id: los_angeles, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/87360336|Los Angeles (#87360336)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3382|Encycl"
  6. 9w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Los Angeles, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/c02b8d8f9d16|details]])"
  7. 11w ago · Superraptor123 · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → charter city, city, metropolis +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Instance of: city in the United States"
  8. 11w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → apple:Los_Angeles, historica:Los_Angeles
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: apple:Los_Angeles, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143412948|Los Angeles (#143412948)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5500|Apple Wiki"
  9. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Los_Angeles
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Locations/Los_Angeles, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  10. 15w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1qAaM2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40836|batch #40836]]: ZGBK ID"
  11. 16w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Süddeutsche zeitung topic id → Los_Angeles
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Süddeutsche zeitung topic id: Los_Angeles, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/213754983|Los Angeles (#213754983)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7168|Süddeu"
  12. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 89389
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14586: 89389, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  13. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fallout wiki id → Los_Angeles
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fallout wiki id: Los_Angeles, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294280744|Los Angeles (#294280744)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8063|Fallout Wiki ar"
  14. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    Svkkl authority id → 0313170-Los-Angeles-Kalifornie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0313170-Los-Angeles-Kalifornie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259661|batch #259661]]"
  15. 19w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||nl, fr, en, de, ca, es, eo, ko, gl, km, sq, ro, hr, sv, fi, fit, tr, tt-latn, sr, pt-br, pl, ga, pt, tum, sl, el, sc, cs, sk, mul, scn */ Cleanup: r"
  16. 21w ago · Johand199 · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osm name suggestion index id → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Osm name suggestion index id: cityoflosangeles-0fcd3d, Updated name-suggestion-index related claims, see https://nsi.guide for project details."
  17. 22w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → los-angeles
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: los-angeles, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289941653|los angeles (#289941653)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  18. 23w ago · Bb010g · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit → LosAngeles, CityOfLA, silverlake
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Subreddit: silverlake, [[Wikidata:Database reports/Complex constraint violations/P8327#Intended subject needs non-deprecated statement]]"
  19. 24w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://lacity.gov/
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||got, mai, jv, bar, jam, szl, cdo, mk, ban, kaa, io, mn, nds, uz, frr, mrj, bat-smg, vo, pap, inh, mdf, nov, roa-rup, gd, sah, ps, ast, lij, tl, vec, yi, am, x"
  20. 25w ago · ThomasPusch · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://lacity.gov/
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 145880
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Official website: https://www.lacity.org"
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