[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000740871
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALS FUND INC. CLASS B
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          FEB-28-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               AUG-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      782,872,543
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     833,360,345
[RECEIVABLES]                               12,167,754
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  25,631
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             846,553,730
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                    18,434,593
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    3,957,946
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         22,392,539
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   765,398,268
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       11,433,973
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       10,666,497
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                      182,050
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      8,457,171
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    50,487,802
[NET-ASSETS]                               824,161,191
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           23,206,788
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               3,350,062
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     19,856,726
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     6,958,187
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                   11,328,444
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       38,143,357
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    4,228,871
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      1,276,094
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    630,302
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            121,684
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      55,448,925
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                        157,059
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    1,498,984
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        1,962,666
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              3,350,062
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       181,529,686
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            16.25
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.38
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.37
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.38
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              16.62
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  01.23
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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