TheSan Fernando Valleyis an urbanized valley inLos Angeles County, California, in theLos Angeles metropolitan area, defined by the mountains of theTransverse Rangescircling it. Home to 1.77 million people, it is north of the larger, more populousLos Angeles Basin.
Nearly two thirds of the valley's land area is part of the city ofLos Angeles. The otherincorporated citiesin the valley areGlendale,Burbank,San Fernando,Hidden Hills, andCalabasas.