El Monte, California

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"El Monte" redirects here; for the city in Chile, see El Monte, Chile.

City of El Monte, California
Seal
Location of El Monte in the County of Los Angeles
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles County, California
Government
- Mayor	Ernest Gutierrez
Area
- City	9.7 sq mi (25.1 km²)
- Land	9.6 sq mi (24.7 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
Population (2000)
- City	115,965
- Density	12,142.9/sq mi (4,688.4/km²)
Time zone	PST (UTC−8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−7)

El Monte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city's slogan is "the end of the Santa Fe Trail" and "Welcome to Friendly El Monte." As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 115,965. As of 2002, El Monte is the 191st largest city in the United States. It was also the 44th largest city in California. The city's name is translated from the Spanish word for "the mount," or the place where settlers mounted and dismounted after the long trail. Longo Toyota, located in El Monte, claims to be the largest Toyota dealership in the world.

Sister Cities

El Monte has three sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

• Marcq-en-Barœul, France
• Zamora, Mexico
• Yung Kang City, Taiwan