Azusa
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- Los Angeles
- Incorporated
- December 29, 1898
- Named after
- A hispanicized version of Asuksa-nga , the Tongva settlement that existed at the time of Spanish colonization
- Type
- Council-Manager
- Mayor
- Edward J. Alvarez
- Mayor pro tem
- Jesse Avila Jr.
- Councilmember
- Sabrina Bow, Ed.D
- Total
- 9.67 sq mi (25.05 km )
- Land
- 9.66 sq mi (25.02 km )
- Water
- 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km ) 0.13%
- Elevation
- 610 ft (186 m)
- Density
- 5,175.4/sq mi (1,998.24/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 (PDT)
- Fips code
- 06-03386
- Gnis feature ids
- 1652667 , 2409768
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Azusa (Tongva: Azuksa, meaning "skunk") is a city in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains and located 20 miles (32 km) east of downtown Los Angeles.
Its population was 50,000 in 2020, an increase from 46,361 at the 2010 census. Azusa is located along historic Route 66, which passes through the city on Foothill Boulevard and Alosta Avenue.