The California of the south ( Southern California , SoCal or Southland in English) is the name given to the Mégalopole and surrounding area which occupies the southern part of the State of California. However, these last years, even of the cities being apart from the state, like Phoenix (Arizona), Las Vegas (Nevada) and Tijuana (Mexico), tend to being indicated like belonging to the megalopolis. If these cities were there include, California of the south would be the most populated area nation with approximately 30 million inhabitants, that is to say 10% of the total population of the the United States.

There are no borders clear or exact of this area, the inhabitants are based on the geographical relief and characteristics to establish them. In the west, it is the Pacific Ocean, in the south, it is the international border between the the United States and the Mexico, in the east they are the deserts of Mojaves and Sonora and with north the chain of Tehachapi, located at 110 km in the north of Los Angeles, which separate the area from the remainder of the State.

Importance of the area

See also: Large Los Angeles, Economy of Large Los Angeles

Two world cities are in California south: Los Angeles, regarded as the " capitale" area, and San Diego in the south. The area accommodates the International airport of Los Angeles, the third most active airport of the the United States, and the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach, most important of the country.

Several universities among most prestigious of the world are also in the area, like the the University of California to Los Angeles, the the University of California of the South, Loyola Marymount, Claremont Consortium off Colleges, Pepperdine University, Cal Tech, five campuses of the the University of California (San Diego, Irvine, Riverside, Santa Barbara, as well as the campus previously mentioned of UCLA) and eleven campuses of the Université of State of California. The popular expression " Tech Coast " is used to describe the diversified technology and the industry of the area as well as the multitude of Université S of research and institutions which are installed there.

California of the south is the world capital of the Cinéma, the Télévision and the musical recording, since it shelters Hollywood and is the seat many companies: ABC, Sony Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Dreamworks, Walt Disney Company, and much of others.

It is also an important center on the level of the Sport (seat of Fox Sports Net). Among the many teams of the area one can quote the famous franknesses: Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels off Anaheim, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas the USA, and San Diego Chargers.

With inhabitants coming from the four corners of the world, California of the south east pionnière in the appearance of many Subculture S, for example the movement Hippie, and of new musical genres like the punk Hardcore. The unit has a very strong influence on the whole world.

Principal cities

All information concerning the population resulting from the estimates of 2005 is 2005 established by the state of California.

Counties

In the south of the San Gabriel mountains :

In the north of the San Gabriel mountains :

The counties of Santa Barbara, Obispo San Luis, and Ventura form also part of the central coast California.

Transport in California of the south

Principal airports

Highway network

See also: Transport in Los Angeles, Transport in San Diego

Interstate highway S

  • Golden delicious State Freeway/Santa Anna Freeway/San Diego Freeway/Montgomery Freeway (Interstate 5)
  • Ocean Beach Freeway/Mission Valley Freeway (Interstate 8)
  • Santa Monica (Rosa Parks) Freeway/Golden delicious State Freeway/San Bernardino Freeway (Interstate 10)
  • Mojave Freeway/Barstow Freeway/Ontario Freeway/Corona Freeway/Temecula Valley Freeway/Escondido Freeway (Interstate 15)
  • Century (Glenn Anderson) Freeway (Interstate 105)
  • Harbor Freeway (Interstate 110)
  • Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210)
  • Barstow Freeway/San Bernardino Freeway/Moreno Valley Freeway/Escondido Freeway (Interstate 215)
  • San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405)
  • San Gabriel To rivet Freeway (Interstate 605)
  • Long Beach Freeway (Interstate 710)
  • Jacob Dekema Freeway (Interstate 805)
  • Interstate 905

U.S. Highway

Note: the roads in italics are not highways

  • Ventura Freeway/Hollywood Freeway/Santa Anna Freeway (U.S. Road 101)

  • '' Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) ''/ Lincoln Boulevard / Sepulveda Boulevard / Oxnard Boulevard / Coast tired Highway /Camino Ramblas (California State Road 1)
  • Angeles Crest Highway /Glendale Freeway/ Santa Monica Boulevard (California State Road 2)
  • Antelope Valley Freeway (California State Road 14)
  • Rosemead Boulevard/Lakewood Boulevard
  • Seventh Street /Garden Grove Freeway (California State Road 22)
  • Decker Road/Mulholland Highway/Westlake Boulevard
  • Topanga Canyon Boulevard
  • Highland Avenue
  • Ojai Freeway (California State Route 33)
  • San Gabriel Canyon Road/Azusa Avenue/Beach Boulevard
  • Manchester Boulevard
  • Terminal Island Freeway/ Seaside Avenue /Vincent Thomas Bridge
  • Soledad Freeway
  • South Bay Freeway/ 2nd Street
  • Costa Mesa Freeway/ Newport Boulevard (California State Route 55)
  • Orange Freeway (California State Road 57)
  • Pomona Freeway/Moreno Valley Freeway (California State Road 60)
  • Foothill Boulevard
  • Julian Road /San Vicente Freeway
  • Corona Expressway/Chino Valley Freeway (California State Road 71)
  • Firestone Boulevard/Whittier Boulevard
  • San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor (toll road) (California State Road 73)
  • Ortega Highway/Palms to Pines Highway (California State Road 74)
  • San Diego-Coronado Bridge/ Silver Strand Boulevard
  • Mission Which occurred/Pala Road/Cuyamaca Highway
  • unnamed freeway/ San Pasqual Valley Road
  • Winchester Road
  • EUCLID Avenue
  • unnamed highway
  • Marina Freeway/ Imperial Highway /Richard Nixon Freeway (California State Road 90)
  • Artesia Boulevard /Gardena Freeway/Artesia Freeway/Riverside Freeway (California State Road 91)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway/ Campo Road
  • Hawthorne Boulevard
  • Pasadena Freeway (California State Road 110)
  • unnamed highway
  • Ronald Reagan Freeway (California State Road 118)
  • Unnamed freeway (California State Road 125)
  • Santa Paula Freeway (California State Road 126)
  • Eastern Transportation Corridor (toll road)/ Laguna Canyon Road (California State Road 133)
  • Ventura Freeway (California State Road 134)
  • Carbon Road Canyon
  • Cabrillo Freeway (California State Road 163)
  • Hollywood Freeway/ Highland Avenue (California State Road 170)
  • Catalina Boulevard/Canon Street/Rosecrans Street
  • Western Avenue
  • Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor (toll road) (California State Road 241)
  • Balboa Avenue
  • 3rd/4th Street
  • Cahuilla Road
  • Otay Mesa Freeway/ Otay Mesa Road I-905 ounce CA SR 125 is supplements

Principal networks of Public transport

  • Metrolink

  • Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or Subway
  • the trolley of San Diego trolley and the MTS of the County of San Diego
  • Orange County Transportation Authority
  • OmniTrans (County of San Bernardino)
  • MTD with Santa Barbara
  • South Coast Area Transit (County of Ventura)
  • North County Transit District
  • San Diego Coaster

See too

External bonds

  • Historical Society off Southern California

  • Metrolink

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