Simi Valley

Simi Valley is an American city Comté of Ventura in California located in the Grand Los Angeles at the end of the Vallée of San Fernando (with 5km of Los Angeles). The population of the city is considered at 118.687 inhabitants in 2005 distributed on a surface of 102,2 km ².

The site occupied by the city was initially occupied by Indians Chumash, the word Shimiji , which means small cloud white , would be at the origin of the name of the city. During Spanish colonization, a large ranch of the name of Rancho Simi was created on the zone. Then a colonial small town of the name of Santa Susana del Rancho Simi was built at the end of the XIXe century. The city, with dominant rural and agricultural, increases slowly and was built-under the name of Simi Valley in 1969 with 10.000 inhabitants. She knows since an intense population growth of share her proximity in Los Angeles.

Many films were made in Simi Valley, for example Massacre of Strong Apache] and a prince in New York

Personalities related to the city

Danielle Savre, actress, was born in Simi Valley;
Raoul Walsh, realizer, is deceased in Simi Valley.

External bonds

Official site of the city

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