Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, with mountains as large as 10,000 toes (three,000 m), and deserts. The metropolis, which covers about 469 sq. miles (1,210 km2), is the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States. The Los Angeles metropolitan area (MSA) is residence to thirteen.one million folks, producing it the next-