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is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 44,712 at the 2000 census. Though sometimes assumed to be a compaction of the phrase "everything from
" from an old Jack Benny joke, the place name "Azusa" traces back to at least the eighteenth century.
originally referred to the San Gabriel Valley and river, and likely derives from the Tongva place name
The City is located at the entrance to the San Gabriel Canyon (hence the city's nickname, The Canyon City) and on the east side of the San Gabriel River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.1 km² (8.9 mi²), all land.