Covina is a city in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, about 22 miles (35 km) east of Downtown Los Angeles
The population was 51,268 according to the 2020 census, up from 47,796 at the 2010 census. The city's slogan, "One Mile Square and All There", was coined when the incorporated area of the city was only one square mile (2.6 km2).
Downtown Covina
The San Gabriel Valley, often referred to by its initials as SGV, is one of the principal valleys of Southern California, with the city of Los Angeles directly bordering it to the west, and occupying the vast majority of the southeastern part of Los Angeles County. Surrounding landforms and other features include the following:the San Gabriel Mountains to the north;
the San Rafael Hills to the west, with the Los Angeles Basin beyond;
the Crescenta Valley to the northwest;
the Puente Hills to the south, with the coastal plain of Orange County beyond;
the Chino Hills and San Jose Hills to the east, with the Pomona Valley and Inland Empire beyond; and
the city limits of Los Angeles, bordering its western edge.
Looking north from the Puente Hills above Rowland Heights
Los Angeles River, highlighted in red (on the left). The San Gabriel River is highlighted in red on the right.
Whittier, California, late 19th century
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory complex in La Cañada Flintridge. Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.