Torrance

Summary

Torrance is a city of California^[1]. Torrance ranks in the top 5% of city_of_california entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,607 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Torrance is located in Los Angeles County^[3].
• Torrance is in the country of United States^[4].
• Torrance's head of government is recorded as George Chen^[5].
• Torrance's instance of is recorded as city of California^[6].
• Torrance's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Torrance's instance of is recorded as charter city^[8].
• Torrance's shares border with is recorded as Los Angeles^[9].
• Torrance's shares border with is recorded as Harbor City^[10].
• Torrance's shares border with is recorded as Gardena^[11].
• Torrance's shares border with is recorded as Lawndale^[12].
• Torrance's shares border with is recorded as Lomita^[13].
• Torrance's shares border with is recorded as Palos Verdes Estates^[14].
• Jared Sidney Torrance is named after Torrance^[15].
• Torrance's postal code is recorded as 90501^[16].
• Torrance's postal code is recorded as 90502^[17].
• Torrance's postal code is recorded as 90503^[18].
• Torrance's postal code is recorded as 90504^[19].
• Torrance's postal code is recorded as 90505^[20].
• Torrance's postal code is recorded as 90506^[21].
• Torrance's postal code is recorded as 90507^[22].
• Torrance's postal code is recorded as 90508^[23].
• Torrance's postal code is recorded as 90509^[24].
• Torrance's postal code is recorded as 90510^[25].
• Torrance is part of South Bay, Los Angeles^[26].
• Torrance's Commons category is recorded as Torrance, California^[27].

Body

Geography

Torrance is in the country of United States^[4]. Torrance is located in Los Angeles County^[3]. Torrance is part of South Bay, Los Angeles^[26].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+53.232624'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+53.23274'}^[29]. Torrance sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+27'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+145438'}^[31] and {'amount': '+147067'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of California^[6], big city^[7], and charter city^[8].

History and Context

Jared Sidney Torrance is named after Torrance^[15].

Why It Matters

Torrance ranks in the top 5% of city_of_california entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,607 views/month).^[2] Torrance has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Torrance is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]