Kowanga, California

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Kowanga (also, Owongos) is a former Tongva (Fernandeño) Native American settlement, or ranchería, in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, in Los Angeles County, California.^[1]

It was located near the Mission San Fernando Rey de España.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kowanga, California

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