[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000740871
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY CALIFORNIA MUNICIPALS FUND INC. CLASS A
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          FEB-28-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               FEB-28-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      727,059,924
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     766,219,282
[RECEIVABLES]                               22,461,415
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  81,354
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             788,762,051
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                    17,990,565
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                    2,059,220
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         20,049,785
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   728,210,983
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       35,598,916
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       35,693,286
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                      157,059
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      1,498,984
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                    39,159,358
[NET-ASSETS]                               768,712,266
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                           44,709,615
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               6,245,270
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                     38,464,345
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                    13,674,000
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                  (6,967,210)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                       45,171,135
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                   30,217,212
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                     6,960,475
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      3,949,726
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                  5,338,776
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                          1,294,680
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      22,535,435
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                  (3,018,921)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        3,684,734
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              6,245,270
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       571,939,111
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            16.31
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.85
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.15
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.85
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.20
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              16.26
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.71
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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