Southern California

Southern California, or "SoCal," is the southern portion of the state of California. Geographically, the division between central and southern California is customarily at the Tehachapi Mountains. Politically, the region is defined roughly by the following eight counties (in descending order of population): Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and Imperial. Some people consider San Luis Obispo and Kern counties to be part of the region. Over two-thirds of the state's population lives in Southern California.

Southern California contains the major cities of Los Angeles and San Diego and is a major hub of shipping and air travel, as well as a popular tourist destination and the center of the United States' film industry (Hollywood).

The term Southern California is sometimes used as a synonym for the Greater Los Angeles Area, but this is geographically inaccurate since it excludes the state's two southernmost counties: San Diego and Imperial. For the L.A. region, the term Southland is preferred.

Metrolink is Southern California's Commuter Train Network, operated by the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA).

Regions

Within Los Angeles County:

South Bay

Beach Cities

West Los Angeles
East Los Angeles
South Central Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
San Gabriel Valley

Other parts of Southern California

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California
CA Regions: Central Valley \| Central Coast \| Channel Islands \| Diablo Range \| Gold Country \| Greater Los Angeles \| Imperial Valley \| Inland Empire \| Mojave \| Northern California \| Owens Valley \| Pomona Valley \| Redwood Empire \| San Fernando Valley \| San Francisco Bay Area \| The Peninsula \| San Gabriel Valley \| Santa Clara Valley \| Santa Cruz Mountains \| Shasta Cascade \| Sierra Nevada \| Silicon Valley \| Southern California \| Transverse Ranges \| Wine Country
Largest Cities: Anaheim \| Bakersfield \| Chula Vista \| Fremont \| Fresno \| Glendale \| Huntington Beach \| Long Beach \| Los Angeles \| Modesto \| Oakland \| Oxnard \| Riverside \| Sacremento \| San Bernardino \| San Diego \| San Francisco \| San Jose \| Santa Ana \| Stockton
CA Counties: Alameda \| Alpine \| Amador \| Butte \| Calaveras \| Colusa \| Contra Costa \| Del Norte \| El Dorado \| Fresno \| Glenn \| Humboldt \| Imperial \| Inyo \| Kern \| Kings \| Lake \| Lassen \| Los Angeles \| Madera \| Marin \| Mariposa \| Mendocino \| Merced \| Modoc \| Mono \| Monterey \| Napa \| Nevada \| Orange \| Placer \| Plumas \| Riverside \| Sacramento \| San Benito \| San Bernardino \| San Diego \| San Francisco \| San Joaquin \| San Luis Obispo \| San Mateo \| Santa Barbara \| Santa Clara \| Santa Cruz \| Shasta \| Sierra \| Siskiyou \| Solano \| Sonoma \| Stanislaus \| Sutter \| Tehama \| Trinity \| Tulare \| Tuolumne \| Ventura \| Yolo \| Yuba \|

California
CA Regions: Central Valley \| Central Coast \| Channel Islands \| Diablo Range \| Gold Country \| Greater Los Angeles \| Imperial Valley \| Inland Empire \| Mojave \| Northern California \| Owens Valley \| Pomona Valley \| Redwood Empire \| San Fernando Valley \| San Francisco Bay Area \| The Peninsula \| San Gabriel Valley \| Santa Clara Valley \| Santa Cruz Mountains \| Shasta Cascade \| Sierra Nevada \| Silicon Valley \| Southern California \| Transverse Ranges \| Wine Country
Largest Cities: Anaheim \| Bakersfield \| Chula Vista \| Fremont \| Fresno \| Glendale \| Huntington Beach \| Long Beach \| Los Angeles \| Modesto \| Oakland \| Oxnard \| Riverside \| Sacremento \| San Bernardino \| San Diego \| San Francisco \| San Jose \| Santa Ana \| Stockton
CA Counties: Alameda \| Alpine \| Amador \| Butte \| Calaveras \| Colusa \| Contra Costa \| Del Norte \| El Dorado \| Fresno \| Glenn \| Humboldt \| Imperial \| Inyo \| Kern \| Kings \| Lake \| Lassen \| Los Angeles \| Madera \| Marin \| Mariposa \| Mendocino \| Merced \| Modoc \| Mono \| Monterey \| Napa \| Nevada \| Orange \| Placer \| Plumas \| Riverside \| Sacramento \| San Benito \| San Bernardino \| San Diego \| San Francisco \| San Joaquin \| San Luis Obispo \| San Mateo \| Santa Barbara \| Santa Clara \| Santa Cruz \| Shasta \| Sierra \| Siskiyou \| Solano \| Sonoma \| Stanislaus \| Sutter \| Tehama \| Trinity \| Tulare \| Tuolumne \| Ventura \| Yolo \| Yuba \|