The name Encino is the misspelling in masculine of Encina Spanish word for "holm oak. Quercus_ilex" The Spanish name reflects the original Tongva language name for the village of Siutcanga, which can be translated t… See more

In 1769, the Spanish Portolá expedition, first Europeans to see inland areas of California, traveled north through Sepulveda Pass into the San Fernando Valley on August 5 and stayed two nights at the Tongva village of Siutcanga ("the … See more

The 2000 U.S. census counted 41,905 residents in the 9.5-square-mile (25 km ) Encino neighborhood — 4,411 inhabitants per square mile (1,703/km ), among the lowest population densities for the city but average fo… See more

The local economy provides jobs primarily in health care (including one of two Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center hospitals), social services, and professional services (accounting and financial services, real estate… See more

Encino is in Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors district 3 and Los Angeles City Council District 4. It is also represented within the city of Los Angeles by the Encino Neighborhood Council, an advisory body.
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