One of most confusing aspects of Los Angeles is simply "what is Los Angeles?" As stated in a previous post, is it the metro area of 16 million people? The 10 million people in Los Angeles County? The 4 million people living in the City of Los Angeles? Or parts of the City that have a Los Angeles "mailing address"?
Most people from out of the area (and a surprisingly large number of residents) assume that Hollywood is an independent city. In reality, it's a community within the City of Los Angeles. Meanwhile, West Hollywood, located immediately adjacent, is a separate, independent city.
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Confused? You're not alone. Below is a list of communities that are part of the City of Los Angeles, next to adjacent or similarly named areas that are independent separate cities (or, in a case of the last four, unincorporated areas of the County):
Hollywood: within Los Angeles - West Hollywood: an independent city
Bel Air: within Los Angeles - Beverly Hills: an independent city
Westwood: within Los Angeles - Inglewood: an independent city
Watts: within Los Angeles - Compton: an independent city
Encino: within Los Angeles - Pasadena: an independent city
Sherman Oaks: within Los Angeles - Thousand Oaks: an independent city
Sherman Oaks: within Los Angeles - Thousand Oaks: an independent city
Venice Beach: within Los Angeles - Redondo Beach: an independent city
Century City: within Los Angeles - Culver City: an independent city
Pacific Palisades: within Los Angeles - Palos Verdes: an independent city
San Pedro: within Los Angeles - Long Beach: an independent city
Toluca Lake: within Los Angeles - Burbank: an independent city
Brentwood: within Los Angeles - Santa Monica: an independent city
Highland Park: within Los Angeles - Monterey Park: an independent city
Panorama City: within Los Angeles - Temple City: an independent city
Woodland Hills: within Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills: not
Panorama City: within Los Angeles - Temple City: an independent city
Woodland Hills: within Los Angeles - Baldwin Hills: not
Studio City: within Los Angeles - Universal City: not
Playa Del Rey: within Los Angeles - Marina Del Rey: not
West Los Angeles: with Los Angeles - East Los Angeles: not
Finally, most of the San Fernando Valley is part of the City of Los Angeles - one exception is the City of San Fernando.
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.originally published 10/22/2011
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