South Bay (Los Angeles County)

South Bay
Region
The South Bay and surrounding regions in Southern California
Coordinates: 33°50′13″N 118°19′05″W / 33.83694°N 118.31806°W / 33.83694; -118.31806
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles

The South Bay is a region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, located in the southwest corner of Los Angeles County. The name stems from its geographic location stretching along the southern shore of Santa Monica Bay. The South Bay contains sixteen cities plus portions of the City of Los Angeles and unincorporated portions of the county. The area is bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the south and west and generally by the City of Los Angeles on the north and east.^[1]