Back غاردينا (كاليفورنيا) Arabic جاردينا (كاليفورنيا) ARZ قاردنا، کالیفورنیا AZB Гардина (град, Калифорния) Bulgarian Gardena (Califòrnia) Catalan Гардена (Калифорни) CE Gardena (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa) CEB Gardena (Kalifornie) Czech Gardena (Kalifornien) German Gardena (Kalifornio) EO
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Gardena, California | |
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 The United States Post Office in Gardena | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: "Freeway City"[1] | |
| Motto: "The City of Opportunity!" | |
 Location of Gardena in Los Angeles County, California | |
  Gardena, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′37″N 118°18′28″W / 33.89361°N 118.30778°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | September 11, 1930[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tasha Cerda[3][4] |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Rodney G. Tanaka |
| • City Council | Mark E. Henderson Paulette C. Francis Wanda Love |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.86 sq mi (15.19 km2) |
| • Land | 5.83 sq mi (15.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) 0.61% |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 61,027 |
| • Density | 10,000/sq mi (4,000/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 90247–90249[8] |
| Area codes | 310/424[9] |
| FIPS code | 06-28168 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660664, 2410570 |
| Website | www |
Gardena is a city located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 58,829 at the 2010 census, up from 57,746 at the 2000 census. Until 2014, the U.S. census cited the City of Gardena as the place with the highest percentage of Japanese Americans in California.[10] Gardena's Japanese American population contributes to the South Bay region of Los Angeles being home to the highest density of Japanese companies within the mainland United States.[11]
- ^ "Gardena: Community History in Words and Pictures". County of Los Angeles Public Library. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Elected Officials". City of Gardena. March 31, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
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- ^ "Gardena". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ "USPS - ZIP Code Lookup - Find a ZIP+ 4 Code By City Results". Retrieved January 18, 2007.
- ^ "Number Administration System - NPA and City/Town Search Results". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2007.
- ^ "Cities with the Highest Percentage of Japanese in the United States". Zipatlas.com.
- ^ "Toyota built Torrance into the second-largest home of Japanese Americans. Now, it's leaving". May 16, 2014.