section_path: Definitions/Greater Los Angeles
section_name: Greater Los Angeles
paragraph_text: Greater Los Angeles
  
  The U.S. Census Bureau also defines a wider commercial region based on commuting patterns, the Los Angeles–Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), more commonly known as the Greater Los Angeles Area, with an estimated population of 18,584,307 in 2025. The total land area of the CSA is 33,955 sq. mi (87,945 km 2).
  
  The CSA includes three component metropolitan areas: