Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, with mountains as high as ten,000 toes (three,000 m), and deserts. The city, which addresses about 469 sq. miles (one,210 km2), is the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States. The Los Angeles metropolitan area (MSA) is home to 13.one million people, making it the 2nd-largest metropo