Cerritos
Also known as Cerritos, California, City of Cerritos, Cerritos, CA
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- Los Angeles
- Incorporated
- April 24, 1956
- Type
- Council–manager
- Body
- City council Lynda P. Johnson (Mayor) Mark E. Pulido (Mayor Pro Tem) Jennifer Hong Sophia M. Tse Frank Aurelio Yokoyama
- City manager
- Robert A. Lopez
- Total
- 8.86 sq mi (22.94 km )
- Land
- 8.73 sq mi (22.60 km )
- Water
- 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km ) 1.48%
- Elevation
- 46 ft (14 m)
- Density
- 5,681.0/sq mi (2,193.45/km )
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Cerritos (/səˈriːtoʊz/; Spanish for "Little hills") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. It was incorporated on April 24, 1956. As of 2020, the population was 49,578. It is part of the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, California Metropolitan Statistical Area designated by the Office of Management and Budget.
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