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Montebello is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 62,150 inhabitants.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.6 square kilometers. 21.4 square kilometers of it is land and 0.3 square kilometers of it 1.32 percent is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 62,150 people, 18,844 households, and 14,867 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,908.6 per kilometers. One of Montebello's best loved city parks is Grant Rea Park, which houses the Montebello Barnyard Zoo.