Wapijanga was a Tongva village located in what is now Chino Hills, California, between the

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and

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. The village was located along Chino Creek, upstream from the village of Pashiinonga. It has been alternatively referred to as Wajijanga and Wapijangna. It was recorded as a large village in San Gabriel Mission records. Wapijanga was a place of contact between Tongva and Serrano peoples, who primarily lived further east. It was closest situated to the Tongva villages of Pashiinonga (also in the Chino Hills area) and

Tooypinga Tooypinga, alternatively spelled Toibingna, was a Tongva village located between the San Gabriel Mountains and Saddleback Peak at the base of the San Jose Hills along San Jose Creek. Nearby villages included Pashiinonga and Wapijanga. According ...

(along

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near the grounds of the

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). The village site was submerged by the construction of the Prado Dam in 1941.

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Tongva populated places Former Native American populated places in California Chino Hills, California {{Populations of Native California Groups History of San Bernardino County, California