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Why is Los Angeles called San Francisco?
Los Angeles is not called San Francisco. Los Angeles and San Francisco are two different cities in America.

San Francisco is a port city on the Pacific coast of California, USA. It is a world-famous tourist attraction and the fourth largest city in California. San Francisco is located in San Francisco Peninsula (37 48' 0 "n,122 25' 0" w) on the west coast of California, USA, with an area of 12 1.73 square kilometers, surrounded by water on three sides and a beautiful environment. This is a mountain city.

Located in the southwest of California, Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States and the largest city in the western United States. It is often called "city of angels". Los Angeles covers an area of about 12 15 square kilometers, and the downtown coordinates are 34 03' north latitude and115' west longitude.

The Historical Evolution of Los Angeles

1542, the first Europeans who arrived in Los Angeles claimed that it was the kingdom of Spain, but they didn't stay there for long.

178 1 year, Los Angeles became a Spanish colony.

18 18, Americans got there first.

182 1 year, Los Angeles belongs to Mexico.

1846, Mexico was defeated in the US-Mexico War, and then California was ceded to the United States, and Los Angeles became American territory.

From 65438 to 0848, the "gold rush" in the west attracted a large number of immigrants to Los Angeles.

1850, the city of Los Angeles was formally established. In the same year, California became the 3rd1state in the United States. At that time, the population of Los Angeles was only 1600.

/kloc-At the end of 0/9 and the beginning of the 20th century, Los Angeles became a megacity.