Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles

Consular Jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of the Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles encompasses Southern California(10 Counties-San Luis Obispo/Kern/Santa Barbara/Ventura/Los Angeles/Orange/San Bernardino/Riverside/San Diego/Imperial), Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. The fact sheets of each state are as follows:

• ●California (https://ca.gov/)

• ○Governor : Gavin Newsom (Democratic Party)

• ○Capitol City: Sacramento

• ○Size: 155,759 square miles (3rd largest state)

• ○Population: 38,965,193 - highest state population (U.S. Census 2023)

• ○Nickname: The Golden State - Motto: Eureka (“I have found it”)

• ○Statehood: September 9, 1850

• ○Largest Cities: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Long Beach

• ○Border States: Arizona, Nevada, Oregon

• ○State Animal: California Grizzly Bear

• ○State Bird: California Valley Quail

• ○State Flower: Golden Poppy

• ●Arizona (az.gov)

• ○Governor : Katie Hobbs (Democratic Party)

• ○Capitol City: Phoenix

• ○Size: 113,998 square miles

• ○Population: 7,431,344 (U.S. Census 2023)

• ○Nickname: The Grand Canyon State - Motto: Dita Deus (“God enriches”)

• ○Statehood: February 14, 1912

• ○Largest Cities: Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma

• ○Border States: California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah

• ○State Animal: Arizona Tree Frog

• ○State Bird: Cactus Wren

• ○State Flower: Saguaro Blossom

• ●Nevada (https://nv.gov/)

• ○Governor: Joe Lombardo (Republican Party)

• ○Capitol City: Carson City

• ○Size: 110,562 square miles (7th largest state)

• ○Population: 3,104,614 (U.S. Census 2020)

• ○Nickname: The Silver State

• ○Motto: All For Our Country

• ○Statehood: October 31, 1864

• ○Largest Cities: Las Vegas, Reno, Henderson

• ○Border States: California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah

• ○State Animal: Desert Bighorn Sheep

• ○State Bird: Mountain Bluebird - State Flower: Sagebrush

• ●New Mexico (https://nm.gov/)

• ○Governor: Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic Party)

• ○Capitol City: Santa Fe - Size: 121,589 square miles (5th largest state)

• ○Population: 2,114,371 (U.S. Census 2023)

• ○Nickname: Land of Enchantment

• ○Motto: Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes)

• ○Statehood: January 6, 1912 - Largest Cities: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho

• ○Border States: Arizona, Colorado, Texas - State Animal: Black Bear

• ○State Bird: Roadrunner - State Flower: Yucca flower