<h1 style="text-align: center;">Encino, <em>Los Angeles</em></h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Encino is a Hilly District found in Los Angeles, California, US. Its exact location lies between the northern slopes of the Santa Monica Mountains and Southern part of San Fernando Valley. Encino is a Spanish word meaning evergreen and was derived from Rancho Los Encinos &ldquo;Ranch of the Evergreens&rdquo; which is a piece of land that the Mexican government gave to three Mission Indians in 1834 when the California Missions were being secularized. Rancho Encino was officially established in 1845.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_GoBack"></a>There are two unpaved areas in Encino and one of them is the part the LA River runs through. The high water table has necessitated that these areas remain unpaved. The aquifer located below Encino is the one that used to feed the Los Angeles County.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Encino&rsquo;s economy provides jobs majorly in social services, healthcare, and professional services (real estate, legal, account and financial services.)</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Encino is equipped with several recreation centers including The Sepulveda Basin where you can find soccer fields, golf courses, bike paths, tennis courts and a lake with blossoming trees during spring. Since 1963, the Encino Velodrome&rsquo;s oval bicycle racing track has offered many cyclists a good time. There is also Los Encinos State Historic Park that features picnic grounds, historic buildings, and a small museum.</p>