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The largely suburban and industrial Gateway Cities of in make up the southeastern portion of the county, lying between the City of Los Angeles proper and the border of the county with .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Long Beach and Compton.

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is a large port city in Los Angeles County in . With a population of 462,257 as of 2010, it is the second-largest city in greater Los Angeles as well as the seventh-largest city in the state of California.

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is one of the Gateway Cities of , and is mainly known for being the birthplace of rappers Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, NWA, DJ Quik, and The Game, as well as of professional tennis players Serena and Venus Williams.

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is a city located in Southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, 13 mi southeast of . It is considered part of the Gateway Cities.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Norwalk and Lakewood.

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is a city in Los Angeles County in . It is 17 miles southeast of Downtown Los Angeles.

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is a city in Los Angeles County, California, . The population was 82,496 at the 2020 census. It is bordered by Long Beach on the west, northwest and south, on the north, on the northeast, on the east, and Hawaiian Gardens on the southeast.

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is a city of 86,000 in Los Angeles County in . It was founded by Quakers in 1887 and incorporated in 1898.

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is a city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, in the . It was founded in 1906 and incorporated on September 3, 1957.

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is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, , and is one of the Gateway Cities, on the border with . The population was 48,008 at the 2020 census.

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is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County.

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is in the Gateway Cities region of Los Angeles County, . It is probably best known for being the hometown of "Weird Al" Yankovic.

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is a city located in the South Central region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The area includes the separate communities of Florence, , Graham, and .

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is a small town about 15 miles southeast of , also known as "Little India" as it's home to the second largest ethnic Indian population in the country, just behind .

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is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California. The city is situated approximately 11 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, on the eastern edge of the Los Angeles basin, and on the southern edge of the area known as the .

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Commerce is a city located in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 12,378 at the 2020 census, down from 12,823 at the 2010 census.

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is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is one of the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. The population was 19,219 at the 2020 census, up from 16,223 at the 2010 census.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Norwalk station and Columbia Memorial Space Center.

Railway station
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is a below-grade light rail station on the C Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located in the median of Interstate 105, below Interstate 605 in the city of , after which the station is named.

Museum
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The is a science museum in the Los Angeles area, in , US. It is owned and operated by Downey, and open to the general public as a hands-on space museum and activity center.

Railway station
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is a below-grade light rail station on the C Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is situated in the median of Interstate 105, below Lakewood Boulevard, after which the station is named.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paramount and Bell Gardens.

Town
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is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. According to the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 53,733, down from 54,098 at the 2010 census.

Town
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is a city in the U.S. state of in the . Located in Los Angeles County, the city's population was 39,501 at the 2020 census.

Hamlet
, also known as East Compton, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Gateway Cities

Latitude
33.914° or 33° 54′ 50″ north
Longitude
-118.126° or 118° 7′ 34″ west
Open location code
8553WV7F+JH
Wiki­data ID
Q2906555
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Hebrew—“Gateway Cities” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “南加州門戶城市”
  • Chinese: “南加州门户城市”
  • Dutch: “Gateway Cities”
  • French: “Gateway Cities”
  • Hebrew: “לוס אנג’לס/ערי המעבר”
  • Hebrew: “ערי המעבר, לוס אנג’לס”
  • Hebrew: “ערי המעבר”

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