Torrance
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Summary
Torrance is a city of California[1]. Torrance ranks in the top 5% of city of california entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,666 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Los Angeles County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: George Chen[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], charter city[7]
- Shares border with: Los Angeles[8], Harbor City[9], Gardena[10], Lawndale[11], Lomita[12], Palos Verdes Estates[13]
- Named after: Jared Sidney Torrance[14]
- Postal code: 90501[15], 90502[16], 90503[17], 90504[18], 90505[19], 90506[20], 90507[21], 90508[22], 90509[23], 90510[24]
- Part of: South Bay, Los Angeles[25]
- Commons category: Torrance, California[26]
- Local dialing code: 310[27]
- Official website: https://www.torranceca.gov/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Torrance, California[29]
- Population: 145,438[30], 147,067[31]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Torrance, California[32]
- Topic has template: Template:Torrance, California[33]
- Official name: Torrance[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Torrance, California[35]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Torrance, California[36]
- Number of households: 53,995[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Torrance, California[38]
- Different from: Torrance[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 27 m[40]
- Area: 53.232624 km²[41], 53.23274 km²[42]
- Water as percent of area: 0.3663 percent[43]
Why It Matters
Torrance has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Torrance is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]