Los Angeles (US: /lɔːs ˈændʒələs/ (listen) lawss AN-jəl-əs;[a] Spanish: Los Ángeles [los ˈaŋxeles], lit. 'The Angels'), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits as of 2020, Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to its east. It covers about 469 square miles (1,210 km2), and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estimated 9.86 million residents as of 2022.
Puyang County is located at the junction of the Yellow River and Henan and Shandong provinces in the northeast of Henan Province. It is located at the connecting point of the Central Plains Economic Zone and the Bohai Economic Circle. It is an important part of the Central Plains Economic Zone and Pufantai Comprehensive Experimental area for Poverty Alleviation and Development. The county covers an area of 1382 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 11 towns, 9 townships and 1 office, 993 administrative villages (neighborhood committees), with a population of 1.151 million and a cultivated land area of 1.35 million mu. The Yellow River flows 61 kilometers through the county, with a beach area of 217 square kilometers, involving 7 townships, 186000 people and 187000 mu of arable land. Puyang County, with a long civilization and splendid culture, is the hometown of Emperor Shun and the dragon capital of Huaxia. With rich products and prosperous economy, Puyang County is a "super grain-producing county in the country and one of the top 100 industrial counties in China". Its folkways are honest and honest and the society is harmonious.