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Downtown Los Angeles
Clockwise, from top: Skyline from the southwest, the Arts District, City Hall, the Jewelry District and the Financial District in 2001
Nicknames: 
"Downtown L.A.", "DTLA",[1] "Downtown"
Freeway map of the Los Angeles area showing Downtown LA
Freeway map of the Los Angeles area showing Downtown LA
Downtown map as delineated by the Los Angeles Times
Downtown map as delineated by the Los Angeles Times
Coordinates: 34°03′25″N 118°14′17″W / 34.057°N 118.238°W / 34.057; -118.238
Country United States of America
State California
County Los Angeles
City Los Angeles
Downtown neighborhoods
Elevation78 m (255 ft)

Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California. It is also a neighbourhood. About 85,000 people live there. It is the part of Los Angeles with the most skyscrapers, including the Wilshire Grand Center and the U.S. Bank Tower. The neighbourhood has an area of about 5.84 square miles (15.1 km2).[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. Karlamangla, Soumya (January 19, 2015) "IN AN EMERGING DOWNTOWN, 'DTLA' MAKES STRONG INITIAL IMPRESSION" Archived 2019-11-09 at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Times
  2. "Elevation of Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, USA - Topographic Map - Altitude Map". Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  3. "Downtown". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 May 2020.