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Hollywood specific location

Hollywood is located in the southwest of California and the northwest of Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. It is a world-famous movie city. Located on the coast of San Pedro Bay and Santa Monica Bay on the east side of the Pacific Ocean. Urban area 1204.4 square kilometers, population 3.486 million (1990). Blacks and Mexicans account for 17% and 15% of the total population respectively, and about13 of the residents speak Spanish.

Metropolitan area includes Los Angeles County, part of Orange County and Ventura County, and more than 80 towns such as Beverly Hills, Pasadena and Long Beach, with a total area of 10567 square kilometers and a population of1000000, which is second only to new york metropolitan area. The city is located in an open basin surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea on one side. Except for some hills, the ground is flat, with an average elevation of 84 meters. In the northeast and southeast are Mount St. Gabrielde and Mount Santa Ana, with dense forests. The climate is mild and pleasant,1the average temperature in October 13.7℃, and the average temperature in July is 23.4℃. What a sunny day, the annual precipitation is only 357 mm, mainly winter rain. Originally a residential area, it was named Hollywood after his wife by studio owner willcocks in 1887. 19 10 became a district of Los Angeles. Because of the sunshine here, the film industry concentrated here from the east in the early 20th century, and reached its peak in the 1930s. Most American films came from here. Today, with the popularity of television, Hollywood has always been the center of the world film and television industry, with more than 600 American film and television companies, and is often regarded as a "tourist destination" of the American film and television industry.