San Fernando Valley

San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley
	The San Fernando Valley looking northeast; from the top of Topanga Overlook Park above Woodland Hills in foreground
	San Fernando Valley
Area	260 square miles (670 km2)
Naming
Native name	El Valle de Santa Catalina de Bononia de los Encinos (Spanish)
Geography
Location	California
Population centers	Los Angeles, Burbank, Glendale, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, San Fernando
Borders on	Santa Susana Mountains (northwest), Simi Hills (west), Santa Monica Mountains and Chalk Hills (south), Verdugo Mountains (east), San Gabriel Mountains (northeast)
Coordinates	34°15′N 118°27′W / 34.25°N 118.45°W

The San Fernando Valley,^[1] known locally as the Valley,^[2]^[3] is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California. Situated to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it contains a large portion of the city of Los Angeles, as well as several unincorporated areas; and the incorporated cities of Burbank, Calabasas, Glendale, Hidden Hills, and San Fernando.^[4] The valley is well known for its film studios such as Warner Bros. Studios and Walt Disney Studios. In addition, it is home to the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park.

^ "San Fernando Valley". Mapping L.A. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ Los Angeles Dam and Reservoir Project, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California: Draft Environmental Impact Statement U.S. Federal Disaster Assistance Administration, Region Nine, 1975, p. 14. "The San Fernando Valley (commonly referred to as the Valley) is generally bounded on the north by the Santa Susana and San Gabriel Mountains, on the west by the Simi Hills, on the south and southwest by the Santa Monica Mountains, on the southeast by the Los Angeles River channel as it traverses the southern boundary of Burbank, and on the east by the Verdugo Mountains."
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^ Wimberley, Laura. "LibGuides: Los Angeles & the San Fernando Valley: San Fernando Valley". libguides.csun.edu. Retrieved January 14, 2022.