[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000740871
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALS FUND INC. CLASS A
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          FEB-28-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               AUG-31-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      735,326,106
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     759,787,803
[RECEIVABLES]                               12,283,415
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  10,728
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             772,081,946
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                    29,344,192
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    3,810,170
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         33,154,362
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    71,625,292
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       35,413,696
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       35,693,286
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                       41,269
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      2,799,326
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    24,461,697
[NET-ASSETS]                               738,927,584
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           22,300,719
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               3,081,945
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     19,218,774
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     5,818,247
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                 (21,664,871)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        3,372,150
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                   15,140,289
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                     23,427,526
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                 34,833,861
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                          6,841,921
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     (7,249,247)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                  (3,018,921)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        1,829,564
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              3,081,945
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       568,992,121
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            16.31
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.43
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                         (0.34)
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.43
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              15.97
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.71
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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