Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, with mountains as higher as ten,000 feet (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 house to 13.1 million folks, creating it the 2nd-biggest metro