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Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, with a population of 450,469 as of 2025, making it the 44th-most populous city in the United States and the 7th-most populous in California. Incorporated in 1897 and located approximately 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, the city is home to the Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest container port in the United States. Long Beach is known for its waterfront attractions including the permanently docked RMS Queen Mary, the Aquarium of the Pacific, and the Grand Prix of Long Beach IndyCar race. The area was originally inhabited by the Tongva people for thousands of years before Spanish colonization in 1784, when King Carlos III granted Rancho Los Nietos to Manuel Nieto. California State University, Long Beach, one of the state's largest universities by enrollment, is located within the city. Norwalk is a city in Los Angeles County, California, located 17 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles with a population of 102,773 according to the 2020 census. Founded in the late 19th century by the Sproul Brothers, who purchased 463 acres in 1869, the city was officially incorporated in 1957 and named Norwalk in 1874 after the Anaheim Branch Railroad established a passenger stop. The city developed as a major dairy and agricultural center in the early 20th century, home to some of Southern California's largest sugar beet farms and Dutch dairy farmers, though it became increasingly residential with significant Hispanic population growth after the 1950s. Norwalk is part of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments and maintains sister city relationships with Morelia, Mexico and Hermosillo, Mexico. The city's notable landmarks include the 1891 Victorian Eastlake-style Hargitt House and a memorial at the corner of Firestone and Pioneer Boulevards commemorating a 1958 military aircraft collision that killed 48 people. Los Angeles is the second-most populous city in the United States with 3.87 million residents within city limits as of 2025, and serves as the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California within a metropolitan area of 12.9 million people. Located in the Los Angeles Basin adjacent to the Pacific Ocean and covering approximately 469 square miles, it is the county seat of Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous county with 9.86 million residents, and attracts over 3.6 million visitors annually as the third-most visited U.S. city. Originally inhabited by the Tongva people, Los Angeles was founded on September 4, 1781, by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve, became part of Mexico in 1821, and was incorporated as a U.S. municipality on April 4, 1850, following the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The city experienced rapid growth after the discovery of oil in the 1890s and the completion of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913, establishing it as a major economic center. Los Angeles maintains a diverse economy anchored by film and television production, features one of the Americas' busiest container ports, boasts the world's largest collection of Frank Gehry-designed architecture, and generated a gross metropolitan product exceeding $1.295 trillion in 2024, ranking third globally behind New York and Tokyo, while hosting the Summer Olympics in 1932, 1984, and 2028.