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Introduction

Los Angeles, city, California, United States. Los Angeles is the second most populous city in the United States, preceded only by New York. It is famed for its balmy climate, lush scenery, film and television industries, and many motorways—as well as occasional earthquakes, bushfires, and smog. Los Angeles' population expanded rapidly during the mid-1980s, as immigration from Latin America, especially Mexico, and Asia increased. According to the 1990 census, 38 per cent of the city's residents were born outside the United States. Continued immigration has made Los Angeles one of the world's most ethnically diversified cites. Population 3,694,820 (2000).