La Puente
| La Puente | |||
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Location in California
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1956 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Los Angeles County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 2 ′ N , 117 ° 57 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 41,526 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 4,588.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 9.05 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 9.05 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 107 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 91744-91749 | ||
| Area code : | +1 626 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-40340 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1660865 | ||
| Website : | www.lapuente.org | ||
| Mayor : | Charlie Klinakis | ||
La Puente is a city in Los Angeles County , State of California , United States , with 42,400 inhabitants (2004).
history
The history of the place begins in 1841, when European settlers, coming from New Mexico , founded the "Rancho La Puente".
The city became famous for having the largest walnut factory in the world. Today some museums like the “Workman Museum” and the “Temple Family Homestead Museum” remind of the history of the place.
location
La Puente is about 20 Miles (32 kilometers ) east of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley . It is bordered by Avocado Heights , Industry , South San Jose Hills , Valinda , West Covina, and West Puente Valley .
Famous residents
The Mexican national women's soccer player Renae Cuéllar (* 1990) lives in La Puente.
Web links
Commons : La Puente, California - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
proof
- ↑ City of Lapuente ( Memento of the original from March 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Homepage of La Puente
- ^ La Puente in the Los Angeles Times Mapping LA project
