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 The
City of Long Beach has a population of
461,564 over 50 square miles of coastal land
in Southern California.
Overlooking
San Pedro Bay on the south coast of Los
Angeles County, Long Beach is 22 miles south
of downtown Los Angeles, 10 miles southwest
of Anaheim.
Long
Beach is the second largest city in Los
Angeles County and the fifth largest city in
California.
Long
Beach is home to the Port of Long Beach, one
of the world’s busiest seaports. It is a
major gateway for trade between the United
States and Asia.
Long
Beach is a destination city for tourists and
conventions, providing more than 2000 hotel
rooms, and a major convention &
entertainment center for 5.5 million
visitors annually.
Long
Beach is home to the historic Queen Mary and
the world-class Long Beach Aquarium of the
Pacific.
Long
Beach Airport serves almost three million
commercial airline passengers each year,
hosting Alaska Airlines, Delta Airlines,
JetBlue Airways and U.S. Airways. It is
among the top five busiest general aviation
airports in the world.
Long
Beach is home to two prestigious educational
institutions -- Long Beach City College and
California State University, Long Beach
(CSULB). Also known as "The Beach," CSULB is
the second largest campus in the California
State University system.
The
City owns and operates two historic Ranchos,
Ranch Los Cerritos and Rancho Los Alamitos.
Long
Beach recreational facilities include: six
miles of beaches, 133 parks, five golf
courses, the busiest municipal golf system
in the nation, 26 community centers,
three marinas, and the largest municipally
operated marina system in the nation.
Long
Beach is a charter city and operates under a
Council-Manager form of government.
First
incorporated on February 10, 1888, the City
was briefly “disincorporated” shortly
thereafter. Long Beach was reincorporated on
December 3, 1897.
The
City of Long Beach is divided into 9 Council
Districts of approximately equal population.
Members of the City Council are voted into
office by district.
The
Mayor, City Attorney, City Prosecutor and
City Auditor are full-time elected
positions.
The
City of Long Beach owns and operates
offshore and onshore oil production
facilities, a deep water port, a gas
utility, a water utility, a convention and
entertainment center, an aquarium, museums,
two historic ranchos, a commercial airport,
marinas and golf courses.
The City’s budget for Fiscal Year 2008 is
$2.33 billion.
Click on
the map below to download a larger version of the
map.
Click on the links below for more information about
Long Beach
City
of Long Beach
Long
Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
Long
Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau
Staff Contact:
You are encouraged to contact Olivia Silva Maiser, Director of Communications at
562-570-6434 or at
Olivia_Maiser@longbeach.gov
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